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John was sherriff of Calloway County, Missouri. He married first to Mary Polly Burton, and secondly to Barbara Roth of Indiana in 1813. He had 26 children, only 13 of which lived to adulthood.
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1776
| 1776 • American Revolution: The Continental Congress appoints a committee to draft the Declaration of Independence. |
1789
Dec 31
Age: 14y
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marriageMary Polly Burton Woodford, Kentucky, USA ⇓ John Burton is listed as Mary Polly's father. 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1789 • In France, representatives of the Third Estate at the Estates-General declare themselves the National Assembly. |
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Age: 22y
1798
Age: 22y
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birth of childLucretia Snell Kentucky, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1798 • A second round of elections are held in the Netherlands (Batavian Republic); no general elections this time. |
1825
Age: 49y
movedCalloway County, Missouri, USA ⇓ He had married Barbara Roth in 1813. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1825 • Hans Christian Ørsted reduces aluminium chloride to produce metallic aluminium. |
1828
Age: 52y
occupationCalloway County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Elected sheriff of Calloway. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1828 • Gran Colombia – Peru War: President Simón Bolívar declares war on Peru. |
1844
Sep 26
Age: 68y
| 1844 • This second date, predicted by the Millerites for the Second Coming of Jesus, leads to the Great Disappointment. The Seventh-day Adventist Church denomination of the Christian religion believe this date to be the starting point of the Investigative judgment just prior to the Second Coming of Jesus as declared in the 26th of 28 fundamental doctrines of Seventh-day Adventists. http://www.adventist.org/beliefs/fundamental/index.html |