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Edmund George King 7 [m]
7th Generation

Personal Details
Born 1837 No Image On File
Birthplace Stamford, New York, USA
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Occupation(s) Farmer
Died December 30th, 1888, aged about 51 years
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Parents
Father [697saf]John King 6 No Image On File
Mother [697sam]Salome (Rose) King 6 No Image On File

Spouses, Mates & Children
Wife #1
[697] - Emily Florella (Blish) King 7

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Married at: Stamford, New York, USA

Children by this spouse:
I [1109] Harriet Merriam King 8 b. January 19th, 1873 c. April No Image On File
II [1110] William Edmund King 8 b. November 25th, 1876 c. February No Image On File
III [1111] Howard Blish King 8 b. April 22nd, 1880 c. July No Image On File
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Personalized History Timeline, 1837 to 1888
1829-1851:
2nd Cholera pandemic from before birth until age 14
1830-1837:
Reign of King William IV (Hanover) from before birth until age 0
1830-1860:
Underground railroad leads 100,000+ slaves to freedom in US from before birth until age 23
1835-1842:
2nd Seminole War from before birth until age 5
1837:
Depression and Panic in the US - inflation, speculation at age 0
1837-1840:
Martin Van Buren president of US from age 0 to age 3
1837-1901:
Reign of Queen Victoria (Hanover) from before birth until after line end
1837:
Michigan enters the union - 26th at age 0
1838-1839:
Forced relocation of Cherokee from age 1 to age 2
1839-1842:
Opium war between China and the English from age 2 to age 5
1841-1844:
John Tyler president of US from age 4 to age 7
1842:
Chinese cede Hong Kong to the English at age 5
1844:
1st telegraph line message, Washington to New York at age 7
1845-1849:
Irish Potato Famine from age 8 to age 12
1845:
Florida enters the union - 27th at age 8
1845:
Texas enters the union - 28th at age 8
1845-1848:
James K Polk president of US from age 8 to age 11
1846:
Iowa enters the union - 29th at age 9
1846-1848:
The Mexican-US War from age 9 to age 11
1848:
Wisconsin enters the union - 30th at age 11
1848:
NY allows women to own real estate at age 11
1848-1856:
1st gold rush in California -- Sutters Mill from age 11 to age 19
1848:
Oregon organized as a territory at age 11
1849-1852:
Zachary Taylor president of the US from age 12 to age 15
1849:
Fizeau measures speed of light at age 12
1850:
World pop. est. at 1.1 billion at age 13
1850:
New Mexico organized as a territory at age 13
1850:
Utah (included Nevada) organized as a territory at age 13
1850:
US pop reaches 23 million at age 13
1850:
California enters the union - 31st at age 13
1851:
Gold rush in Australia at age 14
1852-1859:
3rd Cholera pandemic from age 15 to age 22
1853:
Washington (included pt. of Idaho) organized as a territory at age 16
1853-1856:
Franklin Pierce president of US from age 16 to age 19
1854:
Nebraska organized as a territory at age 17
1854:
Kansas organized as a territory at age 17
1854-1856:
Crimean War from age 17 to age 19
1857-1866:
Transatlantic cable laid from age 20 to age 29
1857-1860:
James Buchanan president of US from age 20 to age 23
1857:
Dred Scott decision: Blacks could not be US citizens at age 20
1858:
Minnesota enters the union - 32nd at age 21
1858:
India bill transfers government of India to England at age 21
1859:
Oil Well at age 22
1859:
Darwin pub. Origin Of Species at age 22
1859:
Oregon enters the union - 33rd at age 22
1860:
Rifled barrel invented at age 23
1860:
South Carolina Secedes from the Union at age 23
1861-1865:
Civil War from age 24 to age 28
1861:
Nevada organized as a territory at age 24
1861:
North Dakota organized as a territory at age 24
1861:
Transcontinental Telegraph completed at age 24
1861:
Gold rush in New Zealand at age 24
1861-1865:
Confederate States of America Exist from age 24 to age 28
1861:
Colorado organized as a territory at age 24
1861:
The Apache Declare War on the US at age 24
1861:
Kansas enters the union - 34th at age 24
1861:
South Dakota organized as a territory at age 24
1861-1865:
Abraham Lincoln president of US from age 24 to age 28
1862:
US Homestead act at age 25
1863:
Idaho organized as a territory at age 26
1863-1879:
4th Cholera pandemic from age 26 to age 42
1863:
West Virginia enters the union - 35th at age 26
1863:
Battle of Gettysburg at age 26
1863:
Emancipation Proclamation frees southern slaves at age 26
1863:
Arizona organized as a territory at age 26
1864:
Louisiana organized as a territory at age 27
1864:
Nevada enters the union - 36th at age 27
1865:
Ku Klux Klan founded at age 28
1865:
President Lincoln assassinated at age 28
1865:
Lister invents Disinfection at age 28
1866-1868:
Andrew Johnson president of US from age 29 to age 31
1866:
Walker, Mitchell 1st elected US black officials (Massachusetts) at age 29
1867:
Diamonds discovered in South Africa at age 30
1867:
Confederation of Canada at age 30
1867:
Dynamite at age 30
1867:
Alaska purchased from Russia at age 30
1867:
Nebraska enters the union - 37th at age 30
1868-1878:
War between Cuba and Spain from age 31 to age 41
1869:
Trans-continental railroad completed at age 32
1869-1876:
Ulysses S Grant president of US from age 32 to age 39
1869:
Financial black friday caused by attempt to corner gold at age 32
1869:
Cutty Sark built at age 32
1869:
Suez canal opened at age 32
1870:
US black men can vote at age 33
1870:
1st black US senator (Hiram Revels) at age 33
1870-1871:
Franco-Prussian war from age 33 to age 34
1871:
Great Fire destroys Chicago at age 34
1873-1878:
Depression, banks fail from age 36 to age 41
1873:
Color Photographs at age 36
1876:
Little Big Horn - Battle at age 39
1876:
American Centennial at age 39
1876:
Telephone (Bell, Latimer) at age 39
1876:
Colorado enters the union - 38th at age 39
1877:
Wax Cylinder Musical Recordings at age 40
1877-1880:
Ruthorford B Hayes president of US from age 40 to age 43
1878:
1st commercial telephone exchange in US at age 41
1879:
Zulu war at age 42
1879:
Electric Light Bulb (Edison) at age 42
1881-1885:
Chester Arthur president of US from age 44 to age 48
1881:
James A Garfield president of US at age 44
1881:
President Garfield assassinated (dies of med. care) at age 44
1881-1896:
5th Cholera pandemic from age 44 until after line end
1884:
Motorcycle at age 47
1884:
1st subway at age 47
1885:
Automobile at age 48
1885-1888:
Grover Cleveland president of US from age 48 to age 51
1886:
Induction Telegraph (Grandville T. Woods) at age 49
1887:
X-Rays (Tesla, not Rontgen!) at age 50
1888:
Great Blizzard of 1888 - 400+ deaths at age 51
1888:
70...77 rpm musical records at age 51

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