|
Rachel
& Andrew / Early Life Together
|
| 1791 |
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August |
Rachel
married Andrew Jackson for first time, in Natchez |
| 1792 |
February
23 |
Bought
Poplar Grove farm in Davidson County; sold in October 1797 |
| 1793 |
September
27 |
Lewis
Robards' divorce from Rachel granted |
| 1794
|
January
18 |
 Rachel
married Andrew Jackson for second time
|
| 1796 |
Jan
11—Feb 6 |
Jackson
served in Tennessee Constitutional Convention |
| |
June
1 |
Tennessee
admitted as a state |
| |
October
22 |
Jackson
elected to U.S. House of Representatives |
| |
December
5 |
Jackson
took seat in Congress (in Philadelphia) |
| 1797
|
September
26 |
Jackson
elected to U.S. Senate from Tennessee |
| |
November
22 |
Jackson
took Senate seat (in Philadelphia) |
| 1798 |
September
20 |
Jackson
commissioned interim Tennessee Superior Court Judge |
| |
December
20 |
Jackson
elected Judge of Superior Court of Tennessee |
| 1799-1804
|
Jackson
rode circuit as Judge of Superior Court |
| 1801 |
c
November 17 |
Rachel
Stockley Donelson, Rachel Jackson's mother, died |
| 1802
|
February
5 |
Jackson
elected Major General of Tennessee militia |
| 1804
|
March
26 |
Orleans
Territory created; Jackson sought governorship |
| |
July
23 |
Jackson
resigned Superior Court judgeship |
| |
August
23 |
Jackson
purchased Hermitage property |
| 1805
|
May
11 |
Jackson
purchased stud horse Truxton |
| |
November
28 |
Race
between Truxton and Ploughboy canceled |
| 1806
|
April
3 |
Race
between Ploughboy and Truxton |
| |
May
23 |
Jackson
challenged Charles Dickinson to a duel |
| |
May
30 |
Dickinson
killed in duel; Jackson wounded |
| 1808
|
December
4 |
Andrew
Jackson, son of Severn and Elizabeth Rucker Donelson, born;
adopted by Jacksons |
| 1810
|
January
|
Jackson
sought judgeship in Mississippi Territory |
| 1811 |
December
16 |
Severe
earthquakes, centered about New Madrid, along the Mississippi
Valley |
| << 1767-1790 |
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