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Him and Thomas Munsell Sr. were some of the first settlers of Licking County, Ohio.
1779
Mar 1
| 1779 • American Revolutionary War: Benedict Arnold is court-martialed for malfeasance in his treatment of government property. |
1790
Age: 10y
| 1790 • The signing of the Residence Bill establishes a site along the Potomac River as the District of Columbia, the capital district of the United States. |
1800
Age: 20y
| 1800 • Christmas Day first becomes a public holiday on an international scale. |
about
Age: 20y
1800
Age: 20y
marriageRachel Holden 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1800 • Alessandro Volta describes his new invention, the voltaic pile, the first chemical battery, in a letter to the Royal Society of London. |
1804
Dec 5
Age: 25y
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birth of childMary Eastman Corinth, Orange, Vermont, USA ⇓ She was born between 1800 and 1810 considering the 1830 & 1840 U.S. censuses, but if Josiah Eastman's 1820 census is taken into account, she would have been 16 or under in 1820. She was likely born around 1804. This matches the Vermont birth record. 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1804 • Samuel Taylor Coleridge aboard The Speedwell sails to the Mediterranean |
1804
Dec 5
Age: 25y
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birth of childMary Eastman Corinth, Orange, Vermont, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1804 • Spain declares war on Britain |
1810
Age: 30y
| 1810 • The first steamboat sails on the Ohio River. |
1815
Age: 35y
immigrationLicking, Ohio, USA ⇓ Josiah was one of the first settlers there along with Thomas Munsell Sr. "...In 1815 came Jonathan Atwood, Knowles Linnel, William Hastings, Isaac Longwell, Aaron Park, J Josiah Eastman, David Wright, J: R. Curtis, Stephen Emerson, John McCreary, Thomas Munsell, Daniel Vail, Japhet Sherman, and Abram Mayfield." 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1815 • Final Act of the Congress of Vienna is signed: A new European political situation is set. The German Confederation and Congress Poland are created and the neutrality of Switzerland is guaranteed. |
1820
Age: 40y
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residenceSt. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓ Josiah and Rachel Eastman are living six houses away from Thomas Munsell Sr, father of Mary Eastman's husband Thomas Munsell Jr. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • The 6th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica appears. |
1824
Jan 21
Age: 44y
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marriageAbigail Smith Licking County, Ohio, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1824 • U.S. presidential election, 1824: None of the four candidates for U.S. President gain a majority of the electoral votes, so the election is thrown into the U.S. House of Representatives. |
1840
Age: 60y
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residenceSt. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓ He's living on page 338 - on page 343 is living a Mahlon Holden. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • The Province of Canada is created by the Act of Union. |
1850
Age: 70y
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residenceSt. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓ He is married to Abigail, and is living with his daughter Rosina's family. Rosina married Elisha Belknap, who was later a veteran of the Civil War. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • Allan Pinkerton forms the North-Western Police Agency, later the Pinkerton National Detective Agency. |
1860
Age: 80y
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residenceSt. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓ He and Abigail are still living with his daughter Rosina's family. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • Giuseppe Garibaldi's forces capture Naples. |
1868
Apr 28
Age: 89y
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deathSt. Albans, Licking, Ohio, USA ⇓ Buried at Alexandria, Licking, Ohio, in Maple Grove Cemetery. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1868 • Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder. |