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Jacob Johnson was a stone mason and a judge.
1816
Apr 21
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 • The 5th century BC bronze Chatsworth Head is acquired by the 6th Duke of Devonshire at Smyrna from H. P. Borrell. |
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 • First Anglo-Afghan War – Battle of Ghazni: British forces capture the fortress city of Ghazni, Afghanistan. |
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 • British forces seize Hong Kong as a base, as it prepares to wage war against Qing China. The ensuing 3-year conflict becomes known as the First Opium War. |
1840
Age: 23y
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residenceSt. John, Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ They were living three houses away from James Davidson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • J. M. W. Turner first displays his painting The Slave Ship. |
1842
Sep
Age: 26y
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birth of childIsrael Cicero Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1842 • The Treaty of Nanking ends the First Opium War and establishes Hong Kong as a British colony until 1997. |
1845
Feb 22
Age: 28y
birth of childEliza C Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • In the British Museum, a drunken visitor smashes the Portland Vase, which takes months to repair. |
1847
Nov 9
Age: 31y
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birth of childAlva Washington Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • New Zealand Wars: A minor Māori chief is accidentally shot by a junior British Army officer in Whanganui on New Zealand's North Island, triggering the Wanganui Campaign which continues until July 23. |
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Age: 33y
1850
Age: 33y
birth of childMary A Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The University of Utah opens in Salt Lake City, Utah. |
1850
Age: 33y
| 1850 • United States Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech in which he endorses the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war. |
1852
Apr 7
Age: 35y
birth of childMelissa J Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • French engineer Henri Giffard made the first airship trip from Paris to Trappes. |
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Age: 37y
1854
Age: 37y
birth of childJacob C Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
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Age: 38y
1855
Age: 38y
| 1855 • The Panama Railway becomes the first railroad to connect the Atlantic Ocean and Pacific Ocean. |
1857
Jan 20
Age: 40y
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birth of childCharles Albert Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • Indian rebellion of 1857: The second massacre at Kanpur takes place. |
1859
Apr 21
Age: 43y
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birth of childJames Davidson Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1859 • Oregon is admitted as the 33rd U.S. state. |
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 • In New Granada (modern-day Colombia) the southern state of Cauca secedes from the central government in protest at the suggestion of increase of presidential powers; Magdalena and Bolívar join it. |
1861
Dec 23
Age: 45y
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birth of childMartha E Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army, replacing the aged General Winfield Scott. |
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 • Fisk University, a historically black university, is established in Nashville, Tennessee. |
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 • After almost 20 years (1848), the United States Congress forbids taxpayer funding of diplomatic envoys to the Holy See (Vatican) and breaks of relations. Funding resumes along with relations in 1984. |
1869
Feb 23
Age: 52y
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birth of childH. Frank Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • Arabella A. Mansfield became the first woman in the United States awarded a license to practice law, at Mount Pleasant, Iowa. |
1870
Age: 53y
| 1870 • Thomas Mundy Peterson is the first African-American to vote in an election. |
1870
Oct 29
Age: 54y
birth of childClarence Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Reconstruction Era of the United States: Georgia becomes the last former Confederate state to be readmitted to the Union, and the Confederate States of America is dissolved. |
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Age: 56y
1873
Age: 56y
birth of childMinerva Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1873 • The Rio Tinto Company is formed in Spain, following the February 17 purchase of the Rio Tinto mine from the Spanish government by a British investment group. |
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Age: 58y
1875
Age: 58y
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birth of childClyde Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • The Metre Convention is signed in Paris. |
1880
Jun 24
Age: 64y
| 1880 • The first cash register is patented by James and John Ritty of Dayton, Ohio. |
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 • The Third Reform Act widens the adult male electorate in the United Kingdom to around 60%. |
1884
Nov 14
Age: 68y
| 1884 • The Fabian Society is founded in London. |