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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 • Duke University is established in North Carolina. |
1839
Oct 20
Age: 23y
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 • The Newport Rising is the last large-scale armed rebellion against authority in mainland Britain. |
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 • First Anglo-Afghan War – Battle of Ghazni: British forces capture the fortress city of Ghazni, Afghanistan. |
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
birth of childIsrael Cicero Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1842 • The Mines Act 1842 becomes law, prohibiting underground work for all women and boys under 10 years old in England. |
1845
Feb 22
Age: 28y
birth of childEliza C Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • Due to different transition dates to the Gregorian calendar, Finland (then part of the Russian Empire) is the only place in the world to have Easter day on this particular Sunday. |
1847
Nov 9
Age: 31y
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birth of childAlva Washington Johnson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • Faustin Soulouque is elected the President of Haiti. |
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Age: 33y
1850
Age: 33y
birth of childMary A Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • California is admitted as the 31st U.S. state. |
1850
Age: 33y
| 1850 • American Express is founded by Henry Wells & William Fargo. |
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 ⇓ |
| 1854 • The Boston Public Library opens to the public. |
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Age: 38y
1855
Age: 38y
| 1855 • Bates College is founded by abolitionists in Lewiston, Maine. |
1857
Jan 20
Age: 40y
birth of childCharles Albert Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • The Dunbar wrecked near the entrance to Sydney Harbour, Australia, with the loss of 121 lives. |
1859
Apr 21
Age: 43y
birth of childJames Davidson Johnson Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1859 • French forces under Charles Rigault de Genouilly capture Sài Gòn in Vietnam. |
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 • Giuseppe Garibaldi's forces capture Naples. |
1861
Dec 23
Age: 45y
birth of childMartha E Johnson 1 Source ⇓ |
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 • The Agra High Court is established (later shifted to the Allahabad High Court). |
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 • Gorse is naturalised in New Zealand, where it soon becomes the worst invasive weed. |
1869
Feb 23
Age: 52y
birth of childH. Frank Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1869 • Friedrich Miescher discovers deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). |
1870
Age: 53y
| 1870 • The Bulgarian Exarchate is established by decree of Sultan Abd-ul-Aziz of the Ottoman Empire. |
1870
Oct 29
Age: 54y
birth of childClarence Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • Christmas is declared a federal holiday in the United States. |
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Age: 56y
1873
Age: 56y
birth of childMinerva Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1873 • 11 perish in a train derailment due to a bridge washout in the village of Richmond Switch (now Wood River Junction) in Richmond, Rhode Island. |
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Age: 58y
1875
Age: 58y
birth of childClyde Johnson Union, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1875 • Bizet’s Carmen is first performed at the Opéra Comique, 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
Nov 14
Age: 68y
| 1884 • German protectorate in South-West Africa. |