♂ James D Davidson

1789 - 1854

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

1813


Oct 4
Age: 24y
1813 Mathieu Orfila publishes his groundbreaking Traité des poisons, formalizing the field of toxicology.

1818


Nov 4
Age: 29y
1818 • The Saint Louis Academy, which later becomes Saint Louis University, is founded by Reverend Louis William Valentine Dubourg.

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 Robert Owen devises the labour voucher.

1823


Mar 27
Age: 34y
1823 James Monroe first introduces the Monroe Doctrine in the State of the Union Address, declaring that any European attempts to recolonize the Americas would be considered a hostile act towards the United States.
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1825


Age: 35y
1825 Vendsyssel-Thy, once part of the Jutland peninsula that formed westernmost Denmark, becomes an island after a flood drowns its 1 km wide isthmus.
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1829


Age: 39y
1829 India: In the face of fierce opposition, British Lord William Bentinck carries a regulation declaring that all who abet suttee in India are guilty of culpable homicide.

1830


Age: 40y
1830 • The London Protocol establishes the full independence and sovereignty of Greece from the Ottoman Empire as the final result of the Greek War of Independence.

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 Edwin Beard Budding is granted a patent for the invention of the lawnmower.

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 • British Royal Navy officer James Clark Ross locates the position of the North Magnetic Pole on the Boothia Peninsula.
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1834


Age: 44y
1834 • The Spanish Inquisition, which began in the 15th century, is suppressed by royal decree.

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 Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, becomes valid for the pre-payment of postage.

1854


Jul 4
Age: 65y
1854 Florence Nightingale leaves for the Crimea with 38 other nurses.

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