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1815
Jan 13
1815 • Battle of Waterloo: The Duke of Wellington decisively defeats Napoleon. |
residenceClarion County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ The biographical record says that "Adam Crick (father of John) was married to Miss Mary Hammer, and lived in the eastern part of Pennsylvania. They were among the pioneer settlers of Clarion county, locating at what is now designated as Hartman's Corners, of Mount Airy. After a few patches of the forests were cleared, farming was rudely carried on. All the buildings were of logs. Their nine children were: Jacob, Henry, Daniel, Lewis, David, Susanna, Kate, Christina, and John." 1 Source ⇓ |
1837
Apr 3
Age: 22y
birth of childMary Jane Switzer Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ It mentions her birthplace was "Cherry Run". 1 Source ⇓ |
1839
Aug 11
Age: 24y
birth of childWilliam Hamilton Switzer Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1839 • The Chinese government dispatches scholar-official Lin Zexu to Guangzhou to deal with the growing problem of opium addiction. |
1840
Age: 24y
1840 • The first English translation of Goethe's Theory of Colours by Charles Eastlake is published. |
1843
Mar 1
Age: 28y
birth of childElsinda Switzer Clarion County, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1843 • Wairau Affray in the South Island of New Zealand: An armed posse of British settlers sent to arrest Māori chief Te Rauparaha clash with members of his Ngāti Toa tribe, resulting in 26 deaths |
1849
Nov 15
Age: 34y
birth of childJohn Harvey Switzer Toby, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
1849 • Second Anglo-Sikh War – British forces retreat from the Battle of Tooele. |
1850
Age: 34y
residenceToby, Clarion, Pennsylvania, USA ⇓ Susannah Crick's brother Henry Crick is living next door. There is also a Peter Crick living nearby. 1 Source ⇓ |
1850 • San Francisco, California is incorporated as a city. |
1857
May 14
Age: 42y
1857 • At a ceremony in London, Queen Victoria awards the first sixty-six Victoria Crosses to British troops, for actions during the Crimean War. |