Spouse
1816
Dec 28
| 1816 • The United Kingdom formally annexes the Tristan da Cunha archipelago in the southern Atlantic Ocean, ruling it from the Cape Colony. |
1837
Aug 14
Age: 20y
marriagePaulina C Davidson Franklin County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Married by John H Thompson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1837 • Galilee earthquake. |
1850
Age: 32y
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residenceMiller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Robert is a farmer, and Paulina is a carpenter. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • The city of Manchester reaches 400,000 inhabitants. |
1850
Age: 32y
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residenceMiller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Robert is a farmer, and Paulina is a carpenter. Living on the same page are Silas Billups, William Billups, and John Davis Bourne and his family. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1850 • Bingley Hall, the world's first purpose-built exhibition hall, opens in Birmingham, England. |
1860
Age: 42y
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residenceMiller, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ Robert is a farmer, and their two oldest sons are millers. A Jas Parish age 21 is staying with them, possibly a boarder. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • Meeting at Teano: Giuseppe Garibaldi gives Naples to the king Victor Emmanuel II, recognizing him as King of Italy. |
1870
Age: 52y
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residenceLewis County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Robert H Billups is a farmer, living next door is a James Billups. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1870 • The British government admits the former Hudson's Bay Company territory of Rupert's Land and the North-Western Territory to the Dominion of Canada. |
1892
Oct 16
Age: 75y
| 1892 • James Naismith publishes the rules for basketball. |