James Lindsay
PORTER
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Born: 24 April 1780 in Crown Colony of Virginia
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James Lindsay married Jeanne Small KIRBY . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Jeanne Small KIRBY was born 2 June 1782 in Virginia, USA. Jeanne Small died 3 December 1854 in Blount, Tennessee, USA.
James Lindsay PORTER died 1 August 1860 in Rockford, Blount, Tennessee, USA.
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Children of James Lindsay PORTER and Jeanne Small KIRBY
Andrew Joseph PORTERDied: 24 January 1865, Camp Morton, Indiana, USA
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Birth — 178024 April 1780
Crown Colony of Virginia
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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.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. 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)
1854 Death of Spouse/PartnerJeanne Small KIRBY died 3 December 1854, Blount, Tennessee, USA
Death — 18601 August 1860
Rockford, Blount, Tennessee, USA
He died at the age of 80.
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The state of Virginia was named after England's Queen Elizabeth I. In the early 1600's, all of North America that was not Spanish or French was then called 'Virginia' in honor of 'The Virgin Queen,' and the earliest English colonial expeditions were sent by the Virginia Company of London. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1788 - Crown Colony of Virginia
June 25, 1788 - Virginia becomes 10th U.S. state
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