♂ William Bourne

1753 - 1826

 

Primus, Bourn

William Bourne
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Parents
Henry Bourne
Henry Bourne
1719 - 1789
Ann Morton
Ann Morton
1725 - 1759
Spouse
Catherine Bourne
Catherine Bourne
1765 - 1834
Children
Morton Bourne
Morton Bourne
1783 - 1856
John Davis Bourne
John Davis Bourne
1794 - 1877
Ann Nancy Bourne
Ann Nancy Bourne
1801 - 1870
 

Timeline

1753

1753 Sweden adopts the Gregorian calendar by skipping the 11 days difference between it and the Julian calendar and letting February 17 be followed directly by March 1.

1778


Age: 25y

marriage


Catherine Bourne
Culpepper County, Virginia, USA ⇓
William and Catherine were first cousins
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1778 Phillips Academy, the most prestigious secondary boarding school in the United States, is founded by Samuel Phillips Jr.

1783


May 18
Age: 30y
1783 Peace of Paris: A treaty between the United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain is signed in Paris, formally ending the American Revolutionary War; and treaties are signed between Britain, France and Spain at Versailles ending hostilities with the Franco-Spanish Alliance.

1794


Jun 5
Age: 41y
1794 • Colombian Antonio Nariño translates and publishes the French Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen.

1794


Jun 5
Age: 41y
1794 Battle of Fleurus: French forces defeat the Austrians and their allies, leading to permanent loss of the Austrian Netherlands and destruction of the Dutch Republic. French use of an observation balloon marks the first participation of an aircraft in battle.

1801


Age: 48y
1801 • The Treaty of Lunéville ends the War of the Second Coalition between France and Austria. Under the terms of the treaty, Aachen is officially annexed by France.

1820


Age: 67y
1820 John Stuart Mill sets out on his formative boyhood trip to France.

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