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birthBorn from 1776-1784 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1784 • Benjamin Franklin invents bifocal spectacles. |
1810
Age: 26y
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residenceElizabethtown, Hardin, Kentucky, USA ⇓ They are living next door to an Abraham Murphy. Also living in Elizabethtown (although not on the same page) are Joseph and Thomas Burris. Living about fifteen pages away is Tobias Hendricks, the father of Job Burris's wife. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1810 • Peninsular War: The French Army, under the command of André Masséna, retreats from Portugal. |
1811
Jun 22
Age: 27y
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marriageEleanor Frakes Hardin County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ Eleanor Frakes's mother, Hannah Frakes, is present at the marriage. It only lists her name, not her relation, however it is most likely that it was her. 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1811 • Battle of Tippecanoe: American troops led by William Henry Harrison defeat the Native American spiritual leader Tenskwatawa, also known as The Prophet (Chief Tecumseh's brother). |
1819
Mar 30
Age: 35y
| 1819 • The United States House of Representatives agrees to the Tallmadge Amendment barring slaves from the new state of Missouri (the opening vote in a controversy that leads to the Missouri Compromise). |
1820
Aug 7
Age: 36y
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residenceLittle York, Hardin, Kentucky, USA ⇓ Also living in Little York is a Job Burris. On the same page, a Charles and David Dougherty are also living. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • U.S. presidential election: James Monroe is re-elected, virtually unopposed. |
1825
Feb 10
Age: 41y
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marriageHardin County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ He married secondly Nancy Snelling. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1825 • The world's first modern railway, the Stockton and Darlington Railway, opens in England. |