Ancestral Glimpses » James Harrison Acton (1817-1904)

Personal data James Harrison Acton 

  • He was born on August 2, 1817 in Garrard County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten.
  • He died on April 27, 1904 in Near Lebanon, Indiana, Verenigde Staten, he was 86 years old.
  • He is buried in Robinson Cemetery.
  • This information was last updated on November 7, 2014.

Household of James Harrison Acton

He is married to Serepta A Prather.

They got married on December 8, 1835 at Ripley County, Indiana, Verenigde Staten, he was 18 years old.


Notes about James Harrison Acton

Source: Ancestral File Online

1. Sex & Name
F Margaret ACTON
Born: 1844 Place: , , Indiana

2. Sex & Name
M Basle (Basil) ACTON
Born: 1841 Place: , , Indiana

3. Sex & Name
F Hannah ACTON
Born: 1839 Place: , , Indiana

4. Sex & Name
F Elizabeth ACTON
Born: 1837 Place: , , Indiana

5. Sex & Name
F Cynthia ACTON
Born: 1848 Place: , , Indiana

6. Sex & Name
F Sarah Jane ACTON
Born: 1846 Place: , , Indiana

7. Sex & Name
M Barton R. ACTON
Born: Apr 1850 Place: , , Indiana

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Historical events

Birthday August 2, 1817

  • The temperature on August 2, 1817 was about 17.0 °C. Wind direction mainly west-southwest. Weather type: half bewolkt omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
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    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • In the year 1817: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 19 » An army of 5,423 soldiers, led by General José de San Martín, crosses the Andes from Argentina to liberate Chile and then Peru.
    • March 8 » The New York Stock Exchange is founded.
    • July 4 » In Rome, New York, construction on the Erie Canal begins.
    • July 19 » Unsuccessful in his attempt to conquer the Kingdom of Hawaii for the Russian-American Company, Georg Anton Schäffer is forced to admit defeat and leave Kauai.
    • October 30 » Simón Bolívar becomes President of the Third Republic of Venezuela.
    • November 3 » The Bank of Montreal, Canada's oldest chartered bank, opens in Montreal.

Day of death April 27, 1904

  • The temperature on April 27, 1904 was between 3.0 °C and 11.8 °C and averaged 7.5 °C. There was 3.8 hours of sunshine (26%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 1, 1901 to August 16, 1905 the cabinet Kuijper, with Dr. A. Kuijper (AR) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1904: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 5.4 million citizens.
    • January 7 » The distress signal "CQD" is established only to be replaced two years later by "SOS".
    • January 8 » The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system.
    • February 28 » S.L. Benfica is founded in Portugal.
    • May 9 » The steam locomotive City of Truro becomes the first steam engine in Europe to exceed 100mph (160km/h).
    • June 16 » Eugen Schauman assassinates Nikolay Bobrikov, Governor-General of Finland.
    • July 21 » Louis Rigolly, a Frenchman, becomes the first man to break the 100mph (161km/h) barrier on land. He drove a 15-liter Gobron-Brillié in Ostend, Belgium.


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