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1798
| 1798 • Eli Whitney contracts with the U.S. federal government for 10,000 rifles, which he produces with interchangeable parts. |
1819
Feb 17
Age: 21y
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marriageWilliam Burton Tompkins Owen County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1819 • The Supreme Court of the United States under John Marshall rules in favor of Dartmouth College in the famous Dartmouth College v. Woodward case, allowing Dartmouth to keep its charter and remain a private institution. |
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Age: 22y
1820
Age: 22y
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birth of childJames B Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • Slavery in the United States: The Missouri Compromise becomes law, allowing admission of Missouri and Maine, slave and free states respectively, as U.S. states. |
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Age: 24y
1822
Age: 24y
birth of childJohn C Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1822 • Peter I of Brazil is declared the constitutional emperor of Brazil. |
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Age: 28y
1826
Age: 28y
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birth of childMay B Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1826 • The British crown colony of the Straits Settlements is established. |
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Age: 31y
1829
Age: 31y
birth of childAmbrose Tompkins Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1829 • King's College London is founded under the patronage of King George IV and the Prime Minister The Duke of Wellington. It will become the third official university in England. |
1830
Age: 32y
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residenceRandolph County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Right next door to Joseph Higby, and a house or two away is a May Burton and Elijah Burton. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1830 • The General Assembly's Institution, now the Scottish Church College, one of the pioneering institutions that ushered the Bengal Renaissance, is founded by Alexander Duff and Raja Ram Mohan Roy, in Calcutta, India. |
1830
Jul 13
Age: 32y
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birth of childPaulina Jane Tompkins Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1830 • LaGrange College (now the University of North Alabama) began operation, becoming the first publicly chartered college in Alabama. |
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Age: 41y
1839
Age: 41y
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birth of childWilliam S Tompkins 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1839 • The University of Missouri is established, becoming the first public university west of the Mississippi River. |
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Age: 44y
1842
Age: 44y
birth of childLucy Mildred Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1842 • The New Zealand seat of government moves from Russell to Auckland. |
1850
Age: 52y
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residenceRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ In Prairie Township. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter is published. |
1850
Age: 52y
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residenceRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ In Prairie Township. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • United States Senator Daniel Webster gives his "Seventh of March" speech in which he endorses the Compromise of 1850 in order to prevent a possible civil war. |
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Age: 58y
1856
Age: 58y
deathBased on her husband's second marriage. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1856 • 15 – In Spain, General Leopoldo O'Donnell takes control of the government, bringing an end to the bienio progresista. |