Robert Chapman PINKERTON

Born

22 February 1779 , Orange, Crown Colony of North Carolina

Died

7 March 1846 , Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

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David PINKERTON Anna Polly SHIPTON

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Robert Chapman PINKERTON was born 22 February 1779 in Orange, Crown Colony of North Carolina

Robert Chapman PINKERTON was the child of David PINKERTON and Anna Polly SHIPTON

and the grandchild of: (paternal) David PINKERTON and Mary GLASS (maternal) Robert SHIPTON and Elizabeth CHAPMAN

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Robert Chapman married Mary RAY 6 September 1800 in Rowan County, North Carolina, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Mary RAY was born 9 July 1781 in Orange, North Carolina, USA. Mary died 26 September 1864 in Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.

Robert Chapman PINKERTON died 7 March 1846 in Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA.
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Mary RAY-- Date: 6 September 1800 Place: Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

Children of Robert Chapman PINKERTON and Mary RAY

Jonathan David PINKERTON (b.abt. 1815, , North Carolina, USA d. abt. 1881, Marshall, Alabama, USA)
m. Elizabeth Sloan CLEMENT

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1779 Birth
22 February 1779
Orange, Crown Colony of North Carolina

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1784 - The Continental Congress Ratified the Treaty of Paris Ending the Revolutionary War (January 14)

1787 - U.S. Constitution ratified (September 17)

1789 - George Washington becomes the 1st President of the United States

George Washington Genealogy

1791 - The Bill of Rights takes effect (December 15)

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)

1797 - John Adams becomes President of the United States

John Adams Genealogy

1800 - Electric storage battery is invented (Alessandro Volta, Italy)

1800 Marriage / Partner
Robert Chapman PINKERTON and Mary RAY 6 September 1800, Rowan County, North Carolina, USA

He was 21 years old.

1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1846 Death
7 March 1846
Fairview, Buncombe, North Carolina, USA

He died at the age of 67.

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Carolina is from the Latin word for Charles (Carolus) honoring King Charles I of England (who made the original land grant in 1629). South Carolina was formed in 1729, when the Carolina colony was divided in two. (statesymbolsusa.org)

Prior to 1729 - Crown Colony of Carolina
1729 - 1789 - Crown Colony of North Carolina
November 21, 1789 - North Carolina becomes 12th U.S. state

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