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1797
| 1797 • The Battle of Cape St Vincent, part of the Wars of the French Revolution: The British Royal Navy under Admiral Sir John Jervis defeats a larger Spanish fleet off Cabo de São Vicente, Portugal. |
1819
Feb 17
Age: 22y
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marriageLucretia Snell Owen County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1819 • A formal treaty between Hussein Shah of Johor and the British Sir Stamford Raffles establishes a trading settlement in Singapore. |
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Age: 23y
1820
Age: 23y
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birth of childJames B Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • Slavery in the United States: The Missouri Compromise becomes law, allowing admission of Missouri and Maine, slave and free states respectively, as U.S. states. |
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Age: 25y
1822
Age: 25y
birth of childJohn C Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1822 • Greek War of Independence: Greeks defeat Ottoman forces at Thermopylae. |
1825
Oct 1
Age: 28y
propertyRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ Purchases land in Missouri, possibly the first he owns there - he would later purchase more in April of 1829. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1825 • Vendsyssel-Thy, once part of the Jutland peninsula that formed westernmost Denmark, becomes an island after a flood drowns its 1 km wide isthmus. |
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Age: 29y
1826
Age: 29y
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birth of childMay B Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1826 • The first railway tunnel is built en route between Liverpool and Manchester in England. |
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Age: 32y
1829
Age: 32y
birth of childAmbrose Tompkins Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1829 • Andrew Jackson succeeds John Quincy Adams as the seventh President of the United States of America. |
1830
Age: 33y
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residenceRandolph County, Missouri, USA ⇓ Right next door to Joseph Higby, and a house or two away is a May Burton and Elijah Burton. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1830 • Uruguay adopts its first constitution. |
1830
Jul 13
Age: 33y
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birth of childPaulina Jane Tompkins Moberly, Randolph County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 4 Sources ⇓ |
| 1830 • Ferdinand II becomes King of the Two Sicilies. |
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Age: 42y
1839
Age: 42y
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birth of childWilliam S Tompkins 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1839 • The French government gives Louis Daguerre a pension and gives the daguerreotype "for the whole world". |
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Age: 45y
1842
Age: 45y
birth of childLucy Mildred Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1842 • Josef Groll brews the first pilsner beer in the city of Pilsen, Bohemia (now the Czech Republic). |
1850
Age: 53y
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residenceRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ In Prairie Township. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • The Catholic hierarchy is re-established in England and Wales by Pope Pius IX and future Pope Pius X . |
1856
Dec 21
Age: 60y
marriageRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ He married secondly a Phillitia Robertson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • St. Paul's School, Belgaum is founded by the Jesuits in Belgaum, India. |
1857
Nov 14
Age: 60y
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eventRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ Went to the Randolph county court to sell and convey real estate - His stepchildren, heirs of Joseph Robertson, are mentioned. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1857 • Panic of 1857: New York banks close and do not reopen until December 12. |
1858
Sep 27
Age: 61y
willRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ His heirs are his widow Philitia; James B. & John C., Grundy Co; Mary B. Tompkins & Ambrose, Boone Co; Priscilla T. & Joseph W. Robertson, heirs of Sarah Francis Robertson, Rand. Co; Paulina J. wife William Bowen (presumed Bourn), Scotland Co; Lucy M. & May N. Tompkins, Rand. Co; signed: G. W. Dameron 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1858 • First ascent of Dom, the third highest summit in the Alps. |
1858
Age: 61y
| 1858 • The city of Denver, Colorado, is founded. |