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1789
Mar 25
| 1789 • The comic ballet La fille mal gardée choreographed by Jean Dauberval is first presented under the title Le ballet de la paille at the Grand Théâtre de Bordeaux, in Bordeaux, France. |
1812
Nov 30
Age: 23y
marriageMary Polly Johnson Campbell, Virginia, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1812 • Peninsular War: The combined English and Portuguese army under the command of Wellington enters Madrid following the Battle of Salamanca. |
1813
Oct 4
Age: 24y
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birth of childPaulina C Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1813 • War of 1812: Three weeks of British raids on Fort Schlosser, Black Rock and Plattsburgh, New York begin. |
1816
Age: 26y
| 1816 • Merger of the thrones of Sicily and Naples into the throne of the Two Sicilies under Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. |
1818
Nov 4
Age: 29y
birth of childSamuel M Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1818 • The Old Vic theatre founded (as the Royal Coburg Hall) in London. |
1820
Age: 30y
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residenceCharlotte, Virginia, USA ⇓ One house away is William W Davidson. On the previous page is an Allen Davidson. They are both aged 26-45. William is one of five men living in the house aged 26-45. 1 Source ⇓ |
1823
Mar 27
Age: 34y
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birth of childMary Ann F Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1823 • Agustin de Iturbide, Emperor of Mexico, abdicates thus ending the short-lived First Mexican Empire. |
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Age: 35y
1825
Age: 35y
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birth of childJames C Davidson Virginia, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1825 • The Erie Canal opens, providing passage from Albany, New York to Buffalo and Lake Erie. |
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Age: 39y
1829
Age: 39y
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birth of childThomas Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1829 • The original Welland Canal opens for a trial run with a ceremony at Port Dalhousie. |
1830
Age: 40y
| 1830 • Barthélemy Thimonnier is granted a patent (#7454) for a sewing machine in France; it chains stitches at 200/minute. |
1830
Nov 10
Age: 41y
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propertyFranklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ James Davidson purchased 152 acres - the document was signed by president Jackson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1830 • The United States Congress passes the Indian Removal Act, authorizing the President to negotiate with Native Americans in the United States for their removal from their ancestral homelands. |
1831
Apr 1
Age: 42y
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propertyFranklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ Davidson purchases another 80 acres, the document again signed by president Jackson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1831 • The Hunchback of Notre Dame is first published by Victor Hugo. |
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Age: 44y
1834
Age: 44y
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birth of childFrank Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1834 • A pro-republic uprising fails in Piedmont; one of the activists is Giuseppe Garibaldi. |
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Age: 46y
1836
Age: 46y
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birth of childMadorah Jane Davidson Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • Queen Maria II of Portugal marries Prince Ferdinand Augustus Francis Anthony of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. |
1840
Age: 50y
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residenceSt. John, Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓ They lived three houses away from Jacob Marmon Johnson and their daughter Mary Ann. There is also a Jordan Davidson living two or three pages away. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands. |
1850
Sep 16
Age: 61y
| 1850 • The postage stamp issues of Austria begin with a series of imperforate typographed stamps featuring the coat of arms. |
1854
Jul 4
Age: 65y
deathFranklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ He and his wife both died in the cholera epidemic. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • Hard Times begins serialisation in Charles Dickens' magazine, Household Words. |