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Jeremiah owned 240 acres of land in Scotland County, was a member of the I.O.O.F., (Independent Order of Odd Fellows), and he and his wife were members of the Old School Presbyterian Church.
1811
Nov 11
| 1811 • Battle of Anholt: The British Navy defeats Denmark. |
1836
May 25
Age: 24y
marriageMargaret Cravens Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • The United States Patent Office burns in Washington, D.C. |
1838
Aug 1
Age: 26y
birth of childWilliam Washington Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1838 • Friedrich Bessel makes the first accurate measurement of distance to a star. |
1840
Age: 28y
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residenceWest Divison, Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ There is a David Cravens living right next door. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • King's College Hospital opens in London. |
1840
Mar 5
Age: 28y
birth of childDavid Cravens Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • The Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, becomes valid for the pre-payment of postage. |
1841
Nov 28
Age: 30y
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birth of childMary Melvina Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1841 • Queen's University is founded in Kingston, Ontario, by Rev. Thomas Liddell, who carries a Royal Charter from Queen Victoria and becomes the school's first principal. |
1843
Sep 10
Age: 31y
birth of childEleven Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1843 • Søren Kierkegaard's philosophical book Fear and Trembling is first published. |
1845
Nov 26
Age: 34y
birth of childJohn Seldon Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • The Violin Concerto by Felix Mendelssohn premieres in Leipzig, with Ferdinand David as soloist. |
1848
Feb 20
Age: 36y
birth of childRodney King Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • William Cranch Bond and William Lassell discover Hyperion, Saturn's moon. |
1850
Age: 38y
| 1850 • The Fugitive Slave Law is passed by the United States Congress. |
1852
Jan 1
Age: 40y
birth of childPriscilla Ann Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • Taiping Rebellion: Taiping forces began the siege of Guilin. |
1854
Apr 10
Age: 42y
birth of childHarriet Madison Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1856
Mar 24
Age: 44y
birth of childEliza Arabella Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Maryland Agricultural College (present-day University of Maryland, College Park) is chartered. |
1860
Aug 9
Age: 48y
| 1860 • Giuseppe Garibaldi and his troops depart from Quarto on the Expedition of the Thousand. |
1861
Age: 49y
| 1861 • American Civil War: In Montgomery, Alabama, the Provisional Confederate Congress is formed by representatives from the first six break-away states. |
1870
Age: 58y
| 1870 • Franco-Prussian War: Marshal François Achille Bazaine, commanding the French left wing, is forced by starvation to surrender the fortifications of Metz, ending the Siege of Metz. |
1880
Age: 68y
| 1880 • In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. |
1887
Age: 75y
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occupationMissouri, USA ⇓ He was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows. (Seal from 1834.) 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1887 • Franz König publishes "Über freie Körper in den Gelenken" in the medical journal Deutsche Zeitschrift für Chirurgie, describing (and naming) the disease Osteochondritis dissecans for the first time. |
1896
Aug 18
Age: 84y
| 1896 • Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in the Klondike, Yukon. |
after
Aug 18
1896
Aug 18
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burialMarshall, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at Ridgepark Cemetery 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1896 • Wilfrid Laurier becomes Canada's seventh prime minister and the first French-speaker to hold that office. |