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1797
1819
Feb 17
Age: 22y
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marriageLucretia Snell Owen County, Kentucky, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1819 • Thomas Jefferson founds the University of Virginia. |
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Age: 23y
1820
Age: 23y
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birth of childJames B Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1820 • Anchor coinage is issued for use in some British colonies. |
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Age: 25y
1822
Age: 25y
birth of childJohn C Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1822 • Battle of Pichincha: Simón Bolívar secures the independence of Quito. |
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 • The Erie Canal opens, providing passage from Albany, New York to Buffalo and Lake Erie. |
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Age: 29y
1826
Age: 29y
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birth of childMay B Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1826 • The Pan-American Congress of Panama tries (unsuccessfully) to unify the republics of the Americas. |
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Age: 32y
1829
Age: 32y
birth of childAmbrose Tompkins Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1829 • In the United States, William Burt obtains the first patent for a form of typewriter, the typographer. |
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 • France: The July Revolution begins (see also 1830 in France). |
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 • In the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, a railway between Naples and Portici (7.4 km length) is inaugurated by H.M. King Ferdinand II of Bourbon (the first railway in the Italian peninsula). |
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Age: 45y
1842
Age: 45y
birth of childLucy Mildred Tompkins Kentucky, USA ⇓ |
| 1842 • Dorr Rebellion: Militiamen supporting Thomas Wilson Dorr attack the arsenal in Providence, Rhode Island, but are repulsed. |
1850
Age: 53y
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residenceRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ In Prairie Township. 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • The American System of Watch Manufacturing starts in Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S.A. (the Waltham Watch Company). |
1856
Dec 21
Age: 60y
marriageRandolph, Missouri, USA ⇓ He married secondly a Phillitia Robertson. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1856 • Christchurch, New Zealand is chartered as a city. |
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 • American politician William Daniel proposes the Local Option for prohibition. |
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 • May 1 – Battle of Grahovac (between Ottoman and Montenegrin forces) |
1858
Age: 61y
| 1858 • Fifty-Niners stream into the Rocky Mountains of the western United States during the Pike's Peak Gold Rush. |