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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 • The Battle of Las Piedras is fought near Las Piedras, Banda Oriental, resulting in the first victory for the independentists of Uruguay. |
1836
Age: 25y
| 1836 • Sam Houston is inaugurated as first elected President of the Republic of Texas. |
1844
Age: 33y
marriageMary Buchanan |
| 1844 • Influential North American fraternity Delta Kappa Epsilon is founded at Yale University. |
1845
Aug 1
Age: 34y
birth of childPatrick John McGinnis Chatham, Northumberland, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ |
| 1845 • The eminent and controversial Anglican, John Henry Newman, is received into the Roman Catholic Church. |
1846
Age: 35y
marriageMargaret McCarron Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ |
| 1846 • United States president James K. Polk annexes the Republic of Texas, which is regarded as an early example of American imperialism. |
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 ⇓ |
| 1849 • Fort Worth, Texas, is founded. |
1851
Age: 40y
| 1851 • Annibale de Gasparis, in Naples, Italy discovers asteroid 15 Eunomia. |
1854
Jan
Age: 43y
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birth of childArthur McGinnis Sr. Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1854 • James Ambrose Cutting takes out the first of his three United States patents for improvements to the wet plate collodion process (Ambrotype photography). |
1855
Jun 14
Age: 44y
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birth of childSarah M McGinnis Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1855 • The United States Congress appropriates $30,000 to create the U.S. Camel Corps. |
1858
Apr 11
Age: 47y
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birth of childHugh Patrick McGinnis Jr. Chatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1858 • The Marais des Cygnes massacre is perpetrated by pro-slavery forces in Bleeding Kansas. |
1861
Feb 20
Age: 50y
| 1861 • Taiping Rebellion: French and Imperial Chinese troops defeat Taiping forces at the Battle of Shanghai. |
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burialChatham, New Brunswick, Canada ⇓ Buried at St. Micheal's Church. 1 Source ⇓ |