♂ John Bourne Jr.

1707 - 1774

John Bourne Jr.
Parents
John Bourne
John Bourne
1672 - 1721
Elizabeth Johnson
Elizabeth Johnson
1676 - 1760
Spouse
Sarah Ramsey
Sarah Ramsey
???? - 1730
Eleanor Davis
Eleanor Davis
1720 - 1812
Children
Catherine Bourne
Catherine Bourne
1765 - 1834
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.

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1725


Age: 17y
1725 • The Treaty of Hanover is signed between Great Britain, France and Prussia.

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
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
1774 • The word "Liberty" is first displayed on a flag raised by colonists in Taunton, Massachusetts, in defiance of British rule in Colonial America.

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