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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 • Inventor John Stevens' boat, the Juliana, begins operation as the first steam-powered ferry service, between New York City and Hoboken, New Jersey. |
1836
May 25
Age: 24y
marriageMargaret Cravens Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • Convention of 1836: Delegates from many Texas communities gather in Washington-on-the-Brazos, Texas, to deliberate independence from Mexico. |
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 • New Zealand is declared a British colony. |
1840
Mar 5
Age: 28y
birth of childDavid Cravens Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Willem II becomes King of the Netherlands. |
1841
Nov 28
Age: 30y
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birth of childMary Melvina Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1841 • Coronation ceremony of Emperor Pedro II of Brazil in Rio de Janeiro. |
1843
Sep 10
Age: 31y
birth of childEleven Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1843 • July 25 - Père Antoine Désiré Mégret, a Capuchin missionary, purchases for $900 the land that will become Abbeville, Louisiana, a town founded by descendants of Acadians from Nova Scotia. |
1845
Nov 26
Age: 34y
birth of childJohn Seldon Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • The United State Congress establishes a uniform date for federal elections, which will henceforth be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. |
1848
Feb 20
Age: 36y
birth of childRodney King Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • Wisconsin is admitted as the 30th U.S. state. |
1850
Age: 38y
| 1850 • San Francisco, California is incorporated as a city. |
1852
Jan 1
Age: 40y
birth of childPriscilla Ann Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • The French captured Laghouat. |
1854
Apr 10
Age: 42y
birth of childHarriet Madison Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • King Johann succeeds to the throne of Saxony. |
1856
Mar 24
Age: 44y
birth of childEliza Arabella Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Pre-human remains are found in the Neanderthal valley in Germany. |
1860
Aug 9
Age: 48y
| 1860 • A new uprising erupts in Palermo. |
1861
Age: 49y
| 1861 • American Civil War: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln appoints George B. McClellan as commander of the Union Army, replacing the aged General Winfield Scott. |
1870
Age: 58y
| 1870 • Goodna State School in Goodna, Queensland, Australia is founded. |
1880
Age: 68y
| 1880 • The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana. |
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 • The Catholic University of America is founded on Easter Sunday. |
1896
Aug 18
Age: 84y
| 1896 • Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history. |
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Aug 18
1896
Aug 18
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burialMarshall, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at Ridgepark Cemetery 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1896 • Battle of Adwa: Ethiopia defends its independence from Italy, ending the First Italo-Ethiopian War. |