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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 • Mexico gains its independence from Spain following the Mexican War of Independence. |
1845
Dec 4
Age: 23y
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marriagePaulina Jane Tompkins Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1845 • James K. Polk succeeds John Tyler as President of the United States. |
1846
Sep 23
Age: 24y
birth of childElizabeth Catherine Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1846 • Mexican–American War: Open conflict begins over border disputes of Texas' boundaries. |
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Age: 25y
1848
Age: 25y
birth of childAmbrose E Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1848 • Women's rights – Seneca Falls Convention: The 2-day Women's Rights Convention opens in Seneca Falls, New York and the "Bloomers" are introduced at the feminist convention. |
1850
Aug 5
Age: 28y
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birth of childJohn Dudley Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1850 • Los Angeles, California is incorporated as a city. |
1852
Jan
Age: 30y
birth of childJames W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1852 • United States statesman Henry Clay was the first to receive the honor of lying in state in the United States Capitol rotunda. |
1854
Dec 6
Age: 32y
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birth of childLucy Francis Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 3 Sources ⇓ |
| 1854 • In Egypt, the Suez Canal company is formed. |
1857
Jan
Age: 35y
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birth of childNancy J Bourn Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1857 • La Tene culture artifacts are discovered in Switzerland by Hansli Kopp. |
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Age: 36y
1859
Age: 36y
birth of childMay W Bourn Missouri, USA ⇓ |
| 1859 • The British Crown colony of Queensland in Australia is created by devolving part of the territory of New South Wales (Queensland Day). |
1860
Age: 37y
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residenceMiller, Scotland County, Missouri, USA ⇓ His parents were living only a house away. 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1860 • In Buenos Aires, leader Bartolomé Mitre subverts the Argentine Confederation and begins to establish a new centralist government with the help of Uruguayan Colorado party leader Venancio Flores. |
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Age: 38y
1861
Age: 38y
birth of childJoseph Anderson Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1861 • American Civil War: The first major battle west of the Mississippi River, the Battle of Wilson's Creek, is fought, with a Confederate victory. |
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Age: 39y
1862
Age: 39y
birth of childMary Susan Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1862 • American Civil War: David G. Farragut becomes the first rear admiral in the U.S. Navy |
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Age: 41y
1864
Age: 41y
birth of childThomas Jefferson Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1864 • American Civil War: The Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. |
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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 ⇓ |
| 1865 • The first narrow gauge mainline railway in the world opens at Grandchester, Australia. |
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Age: 44y
1867
Age: 44y
birth of childCharles Albert Bourn 1 Source ⇓ |
| 1867 • The first Canadian elections sees John A. Macdonald's Conservatives elected to government |
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Age: 46y
1869
Age: 46y
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birth of childMartha E Bourn 2 Sources ⇓ |
| 1869 • The first issue of the scientific journal Nature is published in London, edited by Norman Lockyer. |
1880
Age: 57y
| 1880 • France annexes Tahiti. |
1887
Dec 18
Age: 65y
| 1887 • Antonio Guzmán Blanco ends his term as President of Venezuela. |