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William was drafted into the Civil War around 1865 for the Union Army under John F. Benjamin , and worked as a farmer in Miller Township. He was a Master Mason, a justice of the peace of Scotland county for a number of years, and a member of the Baptist Church - he died in that faith on the 12th of December, 1887.
1821
Dec 19
| 1821 • Peru declares independence from Spain. |
1845
Dec 4
Age: 23y
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marriagePaulina Jane Tompkins Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • Flagstaff War: Chiefs Kawiti and Hone Heke lead 700 Māoris in the burning of the British colonial settlement of Kororareka (now known as Russell, New Zealand). |
1846
Sep 23
Age: 24y
birth of childElizabeth Catherine Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1846 • Fort Wayne Female College is founded; it will later be renamed Taylor University. |
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Age: 25y
1848
Age: 25y
birth of childAmbrose E Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • The U.S. barque Ocean Monarch is burnt out off the Great Orme, North Wales, with the loss of 178, chiefly emigrants. |
1850
Aug 5
Age: 28y
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birth of childJohn Dudley Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • The transportation of British convicts to Western Australia begins, as the transportation of British convicts to other parts of Australia is phased out, when the ship Scindian arrives in Fremantle with 75 male prisoners. |
1852
Jan
Age: 30y
birth of childJames W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1852 • The Studebaker Brothers Wagon Company, precursor of the automobile manufacturer, was established. |
1854
Dec 6
Age: 32y
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birth of childLucy Francis Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1854 • The General Assembly charters the Atlantic & North Carolina Railroad to run from Goldsboro through New Bern to the newly created seaport of Morehead City near Beaufort.[http://www.historync.org/railroad-ANCRR.htm CommunicationSolutions/ISI, "Railroad — Atlantic & North Carolina"], North Carolina Business History, 2006, accessed 1 Feb 2010 |
1857
Jan
Age: 35y
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birth of childNancy J Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1857 • November 19 – Indian rebellion of 1857: Siege of Lucknow. |
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Age: 36y
1859
Age: 36y
birth of childMay W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1859 • Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies is succeeded by his 23-year-old son Francis II of the Two Sicilies. |
1860
Age: 37y
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residenceMiller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ His parents were living only a house away. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • Battle of Milazzo: The forces of Giuseppe Garibaldi defeat royal Neapolitan forces near Messina, bringing nearly all of Sicily under Garibaldi's control. |
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Age: 38y
1861
Age: 38y
birth of childJoseph Anderson Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War: President Abraham Lincoln issues a Proclamation calling for 75,000 men to confront in the South, "combinations too powerful to be suppressed in the ordinary way". |
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Age: 39y
1862
Age: 39y
birth of childMary Susan Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1862 • American Civil War: General Ulysses S. Grant gives the United States its first victory of the war, by capturing Fort Henry, Tennessee. |
1863
Nov 22
Age: 41y
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birth of childThomas Jefferson Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1863 • French intervention in Mexico – French forces enter Mexico City. |
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Age: 42y
1865
Age: 42y
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militaryMiller, Scotland, Missouri, USA ⇓ He was drafted into the civil war under J.F. Benjamin, who was a provost marshal of the Union Army. 1 Source ⇓ |
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Age: 44y
1867
Age: 44y
birth of childCharles Albert Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1867 • Nebraska is admitted as the 37th U.S. state. |
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Age: 46y
1869
Age: 46y
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birth of childMartha E Bourn 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1869 • Titokowaru's War ends with surrender of the last Māori troops at large in the South Taranaki District of New Zealand's North Island. |
1880
Age: 57y
| 1880 • The Transvaal becomes a republic and Paul Kruger becomes its first president. |
1887
Dec 18
Age: 65y
| 1887 • At the Sydney Cricket Ground, George Lohmann becomes the first bowler to take eight wickets in a Test innings. The famous William Frawley was born. |