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1771
| 1771 • The North Carolina General Assembly establishes Wake County (named for Margaret Wake, the wife of North Carolina Royal Governor William Tryon) from portions of Cumberland, Johnston and Orange counties. Bloomsbury (later known as Wake Courthouse) is made the informal county seat. |
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Age: 47y
1818
Age: 47y
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birth of childMary Downs Ireland ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1818 • Claudine Thévenet (known as 'Mary of St. Ignatius') founds the Roman Catholic order Religieuses de Jésus-Marie ("Religious of Jesus And Mary") in Lyon, France. |
1850
Age: 79y
| 1850 • Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity was founded at the University of Pennsylvania. |