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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 • Battle of Nassau: The American Continental Navy and Marines make a successful assault on Nassau, Bahamas. |
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 • The Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen is proclaimed in France by the Constituent Assembly. |
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Age: 22y
1798
Age: 22y
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birth of childLucretia Snell Kentucky, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1798 • Battle of Shubra Khit between French and Mamelukes, during Napoleon's march from Alexandria to take Cairo. |
1825
Age: 49y
movedCalloway County, Missouri, USA ⇓ He had married Barbara Roth in 1813. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1825 • The world's first modern railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opens in England. |
1828
Age: 52y
occupationCalloway County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Elected sheriff of Calloway. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1828 • Russo-Turkish War, 1828-1829: Varna is taken by the Russian army. |
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 |