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John McGinnis was a 'cordwainer.' A cordwainer was a maker of shoes from new leather, making this a title of distinction. This is in contrast to a cobbler, who made shoes of used or old leather.
1811
| 1811 • Battle of Tippecanoe: American troops led by William Henry Harrison defeat the Native American spiritual leader Tenskwatawa, also known as The Prophet (Chief Tecumseh's brother). |
1836
Age: 25y
1844
Age: 33y
marriageMary Buchanan |
| 1844 • Friedrich Engels and Karl Marx meet in Paris, France. |
1845
Aug 1
Age: 34y
birth of childPatrick John McGinnis Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ |
| 1845 • James K. Polk succeeds John Tyler as President of the United States. |
1846
Age: 35y
marriageMargaret McCarron Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ |
| 1846 • Pope Pius IX succeeds Pope Gregory XVI as the 255th pope. He will reign for 31½ years (the longest definitely confirmed). |
1847
Sep 14
Age: 36y
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birth of childJames McGinnis Sr. Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1847 • 29 – Sonderbund War, a civil war in Switzerland in which General Guillaume-Henri Dufour's federal army defeats the Sonderbund (an alliance of seven Catholic cantons) with a total of only 86 deaths. |
1849
Aug 24
Age: 38y
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birth of childJohn M McGinnis Jr. Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1851
Age: 40y
| 1851 • The Fregatten Eugenies ("Frigate Eugenie") leaves from Karlskrona, Sweden to begin its voyage as the first Swedish Royal Navy vessel to circumnavigate the world. |
1854
Jan
Age: 43y
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birth of childArthur McGinnis Sr. Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1854 • Pope Pius IX in the Papal Bull Ineffabilis Deus defines ex Cathedra the dogma of Immaculate Conception, which holds that the Blessed Virgin Mary was conceived without original sin. |
1855
Jun 14
Age: 44y
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birth of childSarah M McGinnis Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • The last Bartholomew Fair is held in London, England. |
1858
Apr 11
Age: 47y
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birth of childHugh Patrick McGinnis Jr. Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1858 • Count Camillo Benso di Cavour goads Austria into attacking Sardinia. |
1861
Feb 20
Age: 50y
| 1861 • American Civil War: The state of Virginia secedes from the Union. |
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burialChatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ Buried at St. Micheal's Church. 1 Source ⇓ |