♂ James D Davidson

1789 - 1854

James D Davidson
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Mary Polly Johnson
Mary Polly Johnson
1796 - 1854
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1813


Oct 4
Age: 24y
1813 • After a ceremony in Caracas, Venezuela, the municipality gives Simón Bolívar the title of El Libertador.

1818


Nov 4
Age: 29y
1818 Battle of Koregaon: Troops of the British East India Company score a decisive victory over the Maratha Empire.

1820


Age: 30y
James Davidson - 1820 United States Federal Census

residence


Charlotte, 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.
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1820 • The Daoguang Emperor succeeds the throne of the Qing Dynasty in China.

1823


Mar 27
Age: 34y
1823 • Eleven-year-old Franz Liszt gives a concert after which he is personally congratulated by Ludwig van Beethoven.
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1825


Age: 35y
1825 • After no presidential candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the United States House of Representatives elects John Quincy Adams President of the United States.
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1829


Age: 39y

1830


Nov 10
Age: 41y
James Davidson - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907

property


Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓
James Davidson purchased 152 acres - the document was signed by president Jackson.
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1830 • Craig vs. Missouri: The United States Supreme Court rules that state loan certificates are unconstitutional because they were bills of credit emitted by a state in violation of Article I, Section 10 of the Constitution.

1831


Apr 1
Age: 42y
James Davidson - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907

property


Franklin, Missouri, USA ⇓
Davidson purchases another 80 acres, the document again signed by president Jackson.
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1831 Rifa'a el-Tahtawi returns from study in Paris to Egypt.
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1836


Age: 46y
1836 Francis Baily, during an eclipse of the sun, observes the phenomenon named after him as Baily's beads.

1840


Age: 50y
James Davidson - 1840 United States Federal Census

residence


St. 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.
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1840 • The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union.

1854


Jul 4
Age: 65y
1854 Hard Times begins serialisation in Charles Dickens' magazine, Household Words.

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