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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 • The Steller's sea cow, discovered on Bering Island in 1741, is driven to extinction. |
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 • The alleged London Monster is arrested in London: he later receives 40 years for 10 assaults. |
1793
Nov 16
Age: 25y
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marriageLucretia Irish Danby, Vermont, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1793 • The pioneer parishes of New Orleans and Louisiana are erected as well as incorporated into the Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas |
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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 • French Revolution: Robespierre establishes the Cult of the Supreme Being as the new state religion of the French First Republic. |
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 • 27 – Battle of Grand Port: The French force the British Royal Navy fleet attempting to blockade a harbour on Isle de France (Mauritius) to surrender. |
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 • Revolution breaks out in Lisbon against John VI of Portugal. |
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 • Indiana University Bloomington is founded as the Indiana State Seminary (renamed Indiana College, 1846). |
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 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. |
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 • Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity was founded at the University of Pennsylvania. |
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Age: 92y
1860
Age: 92y
death(He does not seem to appear on the 1860 census.) |
| 1860 • In Buenos Aires, leader Bartolomé Mitre subverts the Argentine Confederation and begins to establish a new centralist government with the help of Uruguayan Colorado party leader Venancio Flores. |