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Jacob Johnson was a stone mason and a judge.
1816
Apr 21
| 1816 • Robert Stirling patents his Stirling engine, then known as Stirling's air engine. |
1838
Age: 21y
propertyJacob M Johnson purchases 40 acres in the land district of St. Louis in Missouri, no county given at the time. This is most likely our Jacob M Johnson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1838 • Braulio Carrillo is sworn in as Head of State of Costa Rica, thus beginning his second term in office. |
1839
Oct 20
Age: 23y
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birth of childRichard Henry Johnson Missouri, USA ⇓ In 1839 Scotland County had not been established - it was created in 1841 from Lewis County 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1839 • Louis Daguerre receives a patent for his camera (commercially available by September at the price of 400 francs). |
1839
Nov 14
Age: 23y
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marriageFranklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married at the Indian Prairie Baptist Church by Rev. John H. Thompson 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1839 • The Anti-Corn Law League is founded in Manchester. |
1840
Age: 23y
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residenceSt. John, Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ They were living three houses away from James Davidson. 1 Source ⇓ |
1842
Sep
Age: 26y
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birth of childIsrael Cicero Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1842 • The Sons of Temperance is founded in New York City. |
1845
Feb 22
Age: 28y
birth of childEliza C Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • The journal Scientific American begins publication. |
1847
Nov 9
Age: 31y
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birth of childAlva Washington Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • John C. Frémont is appointed Governor of the new California Territory. |
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Age: 33y
1850
Age: 33y
birth of childMary A Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The USS Advance puts to sea from New York to search for John Franklin's Arctic expedition. |
1850
Age: 33y
| 1850 • US census shows that 11.2% of the population classed as "Negro" are of mixed race. |
1852
Apr 7
Age: 35y
birth of childMelissa J Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • Napoleon III became Emperor of the French. |
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Age: 37y
1854
Age: 37y
birth of childJacob C Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • Professor Benjamin Silliman of Yale University is the first person to fractionate petroleum into its individual components by distillation. |
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Age: 38y
1855
Age: 38y
| 1855 • Lord Palmerston becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. |
1857
Jan 20
Age: 40y
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birth of childCharles Albert Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • In India, British forces recapture Delhi, compelling the surrender of Bahadur Shah II, the last Mughal emperor. |
1859
Apr 21
Age: 43y
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birth of childJames Davidson Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1859 • Queensland separated from New South Wales |
1860
Jul 16
Age: 44y
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residenceScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Green Township was created in 1859. In August 1866, the name of the township was changed to Union Township. A James C Davidson aged 39 years was living next door to them. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1860 • Piedmontese forces invade the Papal States, hoping to link up with Garibaldi in Naples. |
1861
Dec 23
Age: 45y
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birth of childMartha E Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War: The Constitution of the Confederate States of America is adopted. |
1866
Age: 49y
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occupationScotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Jacob M. Johnson, elected to serve as one of three county court justices, 1866-1868. |
| 1866 • Wesley College, Melbourne is established. |
1867
Jan 8
Age: 50y
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marriageMartha E Lawrence Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married by the Reverend William Hartly 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1867 • Shogun Tokugawa Yoshinobu abdicates, and the late Emperor Kōmei's son, Prince Mutsuhito becomes Emperor Meiji of Japan in a brief ceremony in Kyoto, ending the Late Tokugawa shogunate. |
1869
Feb 23
Age: 52y
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birth of childH. Frank Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • Marcus Jastrow arrives in the United States to become rabbi of Congregation Rodeph Shalom in Philadelphia. |
1870
Age: 53y
| 1870 • The Red River Rebellion ends with the arrival of the Wolseley Expedition and the fleeing of Louis Riel. |
1870
Oct 29
Age: 54y
birth of childClarence Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Hiram Rhodes Revels, a Republican from Mississippi, is sworn into the United States Senate, becoming the first African American ever to sit in the U.S. Congress. |
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Age: 56y
1873
Age: 56y
birth of childMinerva Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1873 • President of the United States Ulysses S. Grant begins his second term. |
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Age: 58y
1875
Age: 58y
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birth of childClyde Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • Notorious New York City politician Boss Tweed escapes from prison and flees to Cuba, then to Spain. |
1880
Jun 24
Age: 64y
1884
Jul 14
Age: 68y
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willUnion, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Jacob's last will and testament lists his living children (10) and marriage to Martha E. |
| 1884 • Economic depression in the United States. |
1884
Nov 14
Age: 68y
| 1884 • The Washington Monument is completed in Washington, D.C., becoming the tallest structure in the world at this date. |