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Margaret and Jeremiah were married for 60 years, and had five sons and four daughters. She was married previously to a Michael Conley. Her sister Martha married Jeremiah's brother, George Washington Jenkins.
1814
Jun 24
| 1814 • Battle of Brienne: Emperor Napoleon I of France is victorious against von Blücher. |
1836
May 25
Age: 21y
marriageJeremiah Franklin Jenkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ A David Cravens signed their marriage contract. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1836 • George Catlin ends his 6-year tour of 50 tribes in the Dakota Territory. |
1838
Aug 1
Age: 24y
birth of childWilliam Washington Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1838 • The People's Charter is drawn up in the United Kingdom, demanding universal suffrage. |
1840
Age: 25y
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residenceWest Divison, Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ There is a David Cravens living right next door. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • Fortsas hoax: A number of book collectors gather in Binche, Belgium, to attend a non-existent book auction of the late "Count of Fortsas". |
1840
Mar 5
Age: 25y
birth of childDavid Cravens Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • The Penny Black, the world's first postage stamp, becomes valid for the pre-payment of postage. |
1841
Nov 28
Age: 27y
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birth of childMary Melvina Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1841 • The two colonies of The Canadas are merged into the United Province of Canada. |
1843
Sep 10
Age: 29y
birth of childEleven Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1843 • Argentina supports Rosas of Uruguay and begins a siege of Montevideo. |
1845
Nov 26
Age: 31y
birth of childJohn Seldon Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • The Aberdeen Act is passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom empowering the British Royal Navy to search Brazilian ships as part of the abolition of the slave trade from Africa. |
1848
Feb 20
Age: 33y
birth of childRodney King Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • In Catalonia, Spain, the Barcelona–Mataró railroad route (the first to be constructed in the Iberian Peninsula) is inaugurated. |
1850
Age: 35y
| 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. |
1852
Jan 1
Age: 37y
birth of childPriscilla Ann Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • United States statesman Henry Clay was the first to receive the honor of lying in state in the United States Capitol rotunda. |
1854
Apr 10
Age: 39y
birth of childHarriet Madison Jenkins Nelson, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1854 • The Boston Public Library opens to the public. |
1856
Mar 24
Age: 41y
birth of childEliza Arabella Jenkins Bullitt County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Queen Victoria institutes the Victoria Cross. |
1860
Aug 9
Age: 46y
| 1860 • 21 – Beijing's Old Summer Palace is burned to the ground by orders of British general Lord Elgin in retaliation for mistreatment of several prisoners of war during the Second Opium War. |
1861
Age: 46y
| 1861 • American Civil War: The Stars and Bars is adopted as the flag of the Confederate States of America. |
1870
Age: 55y
| 1870 • The Republic of Ploieşti, an uprising against Domnitor Carol of Romania, fails. |
1900
Age: 85y
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residenceMarshall, Saline, Missouri, USA ⇓ She was living with her son, John Seldon. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • World population: 1,650,000,000 |
1900
Age: 85y
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residenceMarshall, Saline, Missouri, USA ⇓ Living with her son John, who was a gardener. Both her parents are listed as being born in Virginia. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1900 • Australasian prospector Albert Fuller Ellis identifies phosphate deposits on the Pacific Islands of Nauru and Banaba Island (Ocean Island). |
1906
Oct 16
Age: 92y
| 1906 • Russian Prime Minister Pyotr Stolypin introduces agrarian reforms aimed at creating a large class of land-owning peasants. |
1906
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burialMarshall, Missouri, USA ⇓ Buried at Ridgepark Cemetery 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1906 • The first Gordon Bennett Cup in ballooning is held, starting in Paris. The winning team, piloting the balloon United States, lands in Fylingdales, Yorkshire, England. |