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Michael Plaster's ancestors came from Germany, and he was a farmer and horse breeder. He served under the company of Abraham Lincoln in the Black Hawk War of 1832, when he was eighteen years old. Michael and Ruth Plaster, in 1857, made the 2,000 mile journey over the plains of the Oregon Trail to Brownsville, Linn County, Oregon. This was the full stretch of the trail, where pioneers followed the wide and muddy Missouri River to the Platte River. The following is from an article on the trail: "Those traveling to Oregon had a very tough time ahead of them...Families who were departing along the Oregon Trail gathered at small towns on the Missouri River, called "jumping off points." At this point their wagon trains would have been almost completely outfitted. The wagon, which was made of seasoned wood to withstand extreme temperatures, was hauled by four to six oxen."
1813
Aug 26
| 1813 • The Carabinieri, the national military police of Italy, are founded by Victor Emmanuel I as the police force of the Kingdom of Sardinia. |
1820
Age: 6y
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residenceLeesburg, Loudoun, Virginia, USA ⇓ There is a John (Jno) Murphy aged 45+ living on the same page. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • The 6th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica appears. |
1832
Apr 21
Age: 18y
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militaryBeardstown, Illinois, USA ⇓ He served in the Black Hawk War, under the company of Abraham Lincoln. Mustered out May 27, 1832. Lincoln rode a horse from New Salem to Richland Creek where neighbors had gathered to form a company of volunteer militia near Beardstown, Illinois. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1832 • Greece is recognized as a sovereign nation; the Treaty of Constantinople ends the Greek War of Independence in July. |
1836
Jun 23
Age: 22y
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marriageRuth Burress Schuyler County, Illinois, USA ⇓ "Schuyler County Illinois I Do hereby Certify that I Did Join to gether in Marriage Michel Plaster & Ruth Burrass on the 23 day of June 1836" signature of the justice of the peace is difficult to make out. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1836 • Texas Revolution: Forces under Texas General Sam Houston capture Mexican General Antonio López de Santa Anna. |
1838
Mar 22
Age: 24y
birth of childAnn Marie Plaster Lee County, Iowa, USA ⇓ |
| 1838 • Lord Durham and his entourage arrive in Upper Canada to investigate the cause of the 1837 rebellion in that province. This leads to Durham submitting the Durham Report to Britain. |
1840
Age: 26y
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residenceTownship 66, Lee, Iowa Territory, USA ⇓ Michael and Ruth (Burress) Plaster are living with their oldest daughter Ann Marie Plaster, who is about one or two years old. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1840 • King's College Hospital opens in London. |
1840
Age: 26y
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residenceTownship 66, Lee, Iowa Territory, USA ⇓ Michael and Ruth (Burress) Plaster are living with their oldest daughter Ann Marie Plaster, who is about one or two years old. On the next page is a 20-30 year old Joseph Burris. 1 Source ⇓ |
1843
Jan 10
Age: 29y
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birth of childMargaret J Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1843 • Antarctic explorer James Clark Ross discovers Snow Hill Island. |
1846
May 16
Age: 32y
birth of childThomas Jefferson Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1846 • Iowa is admitted as the 29th U.S. state. |
1849
Oct 1
Age: 36y
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birth of childElizabeth Ellen Plaster Athens, Gentry, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1850
Sep 24
Age: 37y
| 1850 • The University of Sydney (the oldest in Australia) is founded. |
1852
Sep 10
Age: 39y
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birth of childEmily L Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1852 • French engineer Henri Giffard made the first airship trip from Paris to Trappes. |
1856
Feb 28
Age: 42y
birth of childLaura Hanna Plaster Gentry County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Taiping Rebellion: Suspecting treachery on the part of East King Yang Xiuqing, Shi Dakai garrisons Anhui and begins his march back to the Heavenly Capital, having defeated a strong Xiang Army detachment. |
1857
Age: 43y
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movedOregon ⇓ They were pioneers on the Oregon Trail, that connected Missouri to Oregon, and was about 2,000 miles long. In the "Oregon Biographical Index", it mentions that Ruth Burress and her husband Michael Plaster traveled to Oregon in 1857 from Gentry, Missouri over the plains. This photo is not of them, but of some travelers from that time period. See gallery for more info on the Oregon Trail: https://johnsonfamily.talldude.net/ruth-burress-124/gallery/oregon-trail/all 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1857 • Fort Tejon earthquake: An earthquake with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 strikes near Parkfield, California. |
1857
Age: 43y
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movedOregon ⇓ The Plasters were pioneers on the Oregon Trail from Missouri to Oregon, a journey of 2,000 miles. In the "Oregon Biographical Index", it mentions that Ruth Burress and her husband Michael Plaster traveled to Oregon in 1857 from Gentry, Missouri over the plains. This photo is not of them, but of some travelers from that time period. See gallery for more info on the Oregon Trail: https://johnsonfamily.talldude.net/ruth-burress-124/gallery/oregon-trail/all 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1857 • Mountain Meadows massacre in Utah. |
1860
Age: 46y
| 1860 • Charles Dickens publishes the first installment of Great Expectations in his magazine All the Year Round. |
1860
Mar 22
Age: 46y
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birth of childGeorge Washington Plaster Brownsville, Linn, Oregon, USA ⇓ 5 Sources ⇓ |
| 1860 • Battle of Castelfidardo: The Piedmontese decisively defeat the Papal forces, allowing them to continue their march into Neapolitan territory, and effectively reducing the Papal States to the territory around Rome. |
1870
Age: 56y
| 1870 • The first rugby match is played in New Zealand, between the Nelson Football Club and Nelson College. |
1880
Age: 66y
| 1880 • In Menlo Park, New Jersey, Thomas Edison performs the first test of his electric railway. |
1880
Age: 66y
1880
Age: 66y
| 1880 • Cologne Cathedral is completed, after construction began in 1248, 632 years earlier. |
1886
Jul 6
Age: 72y
marriageEdith Hinkle Washington County, Idaho, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1886 • A law establishing the Kiel Canal is adopted. |
1892
Dec 30
Age: 79y
| 1892 • Homer Plessy (who is black) is arrested for sitting on the whites-only car in Louisiana, leading to the landmark Plessy v. Ferguson court case. |