about
1768
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 • King Prithvi Narayan Shah unifies several small kingdoms to establish the modern-day Nepal. |
1790
Age: 22y
residenceDanby, Vermont, USA ⇓ Living nearby is Prince Allen, who married Job and Sarah (Fish) King's daughter Experience. 1 Source ⇓ |
1790 • The United States patent system is established. |
1793
Nov 16
Age: 25y
marriageLucretia Irish Danby, Vermont, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1793 • France declares war on Spain. |
about
Age: 26y
1794
Age: 26y
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 • British troops capture Port-au-Prince in Haiti. |
1810
Age: 42y
residenceRutland, Jefferson, New York, USA ⇓ Alexander Simpson and his wife Cylinda are living only a house away from Jeptha King. 1 Source ⇓ |
1810 • 4,500 chests of opium are sold in China. |
1820
Age: 52y
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 • Revolution breaks out in Lisbon against John VI of Portugal. |
1820
Age: 52y
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 • U.S. presidential election: James Monroe is re-elected, virtually unopposed. |
1830
Age: 62y
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 • Hector Berlioz's most famous work, Symphonie Fantastique, has its world premiere in Paris. |
1850
Age: 82y
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 • First ascent of Piz Bernina, the highest summit of the eastern Alps. |
before
Age: 92y
1860
Age: 92y
death(He does not seem to appear on the 1860 census.) |
1860 • Vladivostok is founded in Russia. |