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birthTiverton, Rhode Island, USA ⇓ Based on the 1830 and 1810 U.S. Censuses, he was born at earliest 1766, at latest 1770. This fits with his birth date on the 1850 census in Licking, Ohio, which also lists his birth place as Rhode Island. He was likely born at Tiverton, the same place his sister was born three years later. 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1768 • Samuel Adams's circular letter is issued by the Massachusetts House of Representatives and sent to the other Thirteen Colonies. Refusal to revoke the letter will result in dissolution of the Massachusetts Assembly and (from October) Which incurred the institution of martial law to prevent civil unrest. |
1790
Age: 22y
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residenceDanby, Vermont, USA ⇓ Living nearby is Prince Allen, who married Job and Sarah (Fish) King's daughter Experience. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1790 • Louis XVI of France declares to the National Assembly that he will maintain the constitutional laws. |
1793
Nov 16
Age: 25y
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marriageLucretia Irish Danby, Vermont, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1793 • The Committee of Public Safety is established in France with Georges Danton as its head. |
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Age: 26y
1794
Age: 26y
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birth of childCylinda King New York, USA ⇓ Cylinda would have been born sometime between 1790 and 1794 based on the 1810 and 1830 US censuses. Since her parents were married in 1793, she was likely born around 1794. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1794 • The United States and Great Britain conclude the Jay Treaty, the basis for ten years of peaceful trade between the two nations. |
1810
Age: 42y
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residenceRutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓ Alexander Simpson and his wife Cylinda are living only a house away from Jeptha King. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1810 • The Tonquin sets sail from New York Harbor with 33 employees of John Jacob Astor's newly created Pacific Fur Company on board. After a 6-month journey around the tip of South America, the ship arrives at the mouth of the Columbia River and Astor's men establish the fur-trading town of Astoria. |
1820
Age: 52y
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residenceRutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓ He is living next door to Alexander Simpson, and not far away is a younger James Simpson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • The statue of the Venus de Milo (Aphrodite of Milos, c.150 BC-125 BC) is discovered on the Greek island of Milos by a peasant named Yorgos Kentrotas. |
1820
Age: 52y
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residenceRutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓ Jeptha is living next door to Alexander Simpson, and not far away is a younger James Simpson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • A revolt begins in Santa María Chiquimula, Totonicapán department of Guatemala. |
1830
Age: 62y
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residenceRutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓ Jeptha and Lucretia (Irish) King are again living only a house away from Alexander Simpson's family. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1830 • The Polish insurrection begins in Warsaw against Russian rule. |
1850
Age: 82y
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residenceSt. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓ Jeptha's sister, Experience, daughter of Job and Sarah (Fish) King from Rhode Island, first married Jesse Hurlburt, however later divorced and married Prince Allen in Danby, Vermont in 1802. Jeptha is living with an Allen family in this census, which could possibly be related to his sister's family, however, have yet to find this connection. Jeptha lists his birthplace as Rhode Island, like his sister. This connects Jeptha King and his wife Lucretia Irish to Danby as well, where their marriage record is found, as it is known that the Jeptha King there was from Rhode Island. Ethan Allen, one of the oldest members of the family who is living with Jeptha, is 104 years old. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • Clayton–Bulwer Treaty is signed by the United States and Great Britain, allowing both countries to share Nicaragua and not claim complete control over the proposed Nicaragua Canal. |
before
Age: 92y
1860
Age: 92y
death(He does not seem to appear on the 1860 census.) |
| 1860 • The world's first ocean-going (all) iron-hulled and armoured battleship, the (British) HMS Warrior, is launched. |