Parents
Spouse
Children
Siblings
John Bourne Jr. was only 14 when his father died. He inherited the family plantation and became the head of the household. He married at age 19 to Sarah Ramsey, who bore him three children before her death. After the death of Sarah in 1734, John sold the plantation and moved to Culpepper County, Va. where he met and married Eleanor Davis. John and Eleanor had 11 children.
1707
Sep
1707 • The first British Governor of Gibraltar, directly appointed by Queen Anne, Roger Elliott, takes up his residence in the Convent of the Franciscan Friars. |
about
Age: 17y
1725
Age: 17y
marriageSarah Ramsey Fredericksburg, Essex, Virginia, USA ⇓ |
1725 • The Treaty of Hanover is signed between Great Britain, France and Prussia. |
about
Age: 26y
1734
Age: 26y
1734 • Salzburgers, Lutherans who were expelled by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Salzburg, Austria, in October 1731, set sail for the British Colony of Georgia, in America. |
1737
Age: 29y
marriageEllen Eleanor Davis 3 Sources ⇓ |
1737 • Our Lady of Guadalupe is designated the patron saint of Mexico City. |
1737
Age: 29y
1737 • An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 9.3 occurs off the shore of Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula. Tsunamis up to 60m (200 ft) high followed in the Pacific ocean.[http://www.fathom.com/feature/122490/ Tsunami: Where they Happen and Why]- Fathom |
1765
Sep
Age: 58y
birth of childCatherine Bourne Virginia, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
1765 • The first true restaurant opens in Paris, where a tavern-keeper named Boulanger sells cooked dishes at an all-night place on the Rue Bailleul. |
1774
Mar
Age: 66y
deathCulpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓ Possibly from a fall from his horse. 2 Sources ⇓ |
1774 • The word "Liberty" is first displayed on a flag raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts, in defiance of British rule in Colonial America. |