Sarah Jane HumphreyAge: 781823–1901
- Name
- Sarah Jane Humphrey
- Given names
- Sarah Jane
- Surname
- Humphrey
| Birth | May 1823 Catskil, New York, USA |
| Australian History | 1824 (Age 8 months) Note: A penal colony is founded at Moreton Bay, now the city of Brisbane. Note: Bathurst and Melville Islands are annexed. Note: Permission granted to change the name of the continent from 'New Holland' to 'Australia' Note: 1824-25 - Hume and Hovell expedition travels overland to Port Phillip Bay, discovers Murray River |
| Australian History | 1825 (Age 20 months) Note: New South Wales western border is extended to 129 degrees E. Van Diemen's Land is proclaimed. |
| Australian History | 1828 (Age 4) Note: Charles Sturt charts the Darling River. |
| Australian History | 1829 (Age 5) Note: The whole of Australia is claimed as British territory. The settlement of Perth is founded. Swan River Colony is declared by Charles Fremantle for Britain. |
| Australian History | 1830 (Age 6) Note: Sturt arrives at Goolwa, having charted the Murray River. |
| Australian History | 1831 (Age 7) Note: Sydney Herald (later to become The Sydney Morning Herald) first published. |
| Australian History | 1832 (Age 8) Note: Swan River Colony has its name changed to Western Australia. |
| Australian History | 1833 (Age 9) Note: The penal settlement of Port Arthur is founded in Van Diemen's Land. |
| Australian History | 1835 (Age 11) Note: John Batman and John Pascoe Fawkner establish a settlement at Port Phillip, now the city of Melbourne. Note: William Wentworth establishes Australian Patriotic Association (Australia's first political party) to demand democracy for New South Wales. |
| Australian History | 1836 (Age 12) Note: Province of South Australia proclaimed with its western border at 132 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1838 (Age 14) Note: First Prussian settlers arrive in South Australia; the largest group on non-British migrants in Australia at the time. |
| Australian History | 1839 (Age 15) Note: Paul Edmund Strzelecki becomes first European to ascend and name Australia's highest peak, Mount Kosciuszko. |
| Australian History | 1840 (Age 16) Note: Australia's first municipal authority, the City of Adelaide, is established, followed by Sydney City Council. |
| Australian History | 1841 (Age 17) Note: New Zealand is proclaimed as a separate colony, no longer part of New South Wales. |
| Marriage | Daniel Mc Entosh Gregg Sr. - View family 22 June 1842 (Age 19) Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA Address: Presyb. Church Mercer |
| Australian History | 1842 (Age 18) Note: Copper is discovered at Kapunda in South Australia. |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | 6 April 1843 (Age 19) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
daughter -
Harriet Rose Gregg
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| Australian History | 1843 (Age 19) Note: Australia's first parliamentary elections held for the New South Wales Legislative Council (though voting rights are restricted to males of certain wealth or property). |
| Birth of a son #2 | 4 April 1845 (Age 21) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
son -
Robert John Gregg
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| Australian History | 1845 (Age 21) Note: The ship Cataraqui is wrecked off King Island in Bass Strait. It is Australia's worst civil maritime disaster, with 406 lives lost. Note: Copper is discovered at Burra in South Australia. |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | 3 June 1846 (Age 23) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
daughter -
Margaret Jane Gregg
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| Death of a son | 19 August 1847 (Age 24)
son -
Robert John Gregg
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| Birth of a son #4 | 16 October 1847 (Age 24) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
son -
Henry Humphrey Gregg
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| Birth of a son #5 | 31 March 1850 (Age 26) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
son -
William Adams Gregg
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| Australian History | 1850 (Age 26) Note: Western Australia becomes a penal colony. Note: Australian Colonies Government Act [1850] grants representative constitutions to New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania, colonies set about writing constitutions which produced democratically progressive parliaments Note: Australia's first university, the University of Sydney, is founded. |
| Australian History | 1851 (Age 27) Note: Victoria separates from New South Wales. Note: The Victorian gold rush starts when gold is found at Summerhill Creek and Ballarat. Note: Forest Creek Monster Meeting of miners at Chewton near Castlemaine |
| Birth of a son #6 | 11 June 1853 (Age 30) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
son -
Joseph Finlay Gregg
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| Australian History | 1853 (Age 29) Note: Bendigo Petition and Red Ribbon Rebellion at Bendigo |
| Australian History | 1854 (Age 30) Note: The Eureka Stockade |
| Australian History | 1855 (Age 31) Note: The transportation of convicts to Norfolk Island ceases. Note: All men over 21 years of age obtain the right to vote in South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1856 (Age 32) Note: Van Diemen's Land name changed to Tasmania. |
| Australian History | 1857 (Age 33) Note: Victorian Committee reported that a 'federal union' would be in the interests of all the growing colonies. However, there was not enough interest in or enthusiasm for taking positive steps towards bringing the colonies together. Note: Victorian men achieve the right to vote. |
| Australian History | 1858 (Age 34) Note: Sydney and Melbourne linked by electric telegraph. Note: New South Wales men achieve the right to vote. |
| Birth of a son #7 | 5 October 1859 (Age 36) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Australian History | 1859 (Age 35) Note: SS Admella wrecked off south-east coast of South Australia with the loss of 89 lives. Note: Australian rules football codified, Melbourne Football Club founded Note: Queensland separates from New South Wales with its western border at 141 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1860 (Age 36) Note: John McDouall Stuart reaches the centre of the continent. South Australian border changed from 132 degrees E to 129 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1861 (Age 37) Note: The ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition occurs. Note: skiing in Australia introduced by Norwegians in the Snowy Mountains goldrush town of Kiandra |
| Death of a daughter | 22 October 1862 (Age 39)
daughter -
Margaret Jane Gregg
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| Birth of a son #8 | 24 October 1862 (Age 39) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
son -
David Masson Gregg
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| Australian History | 1862 (Age 38) Note: Stuart reaches Port Darwin, founding a settlement there. Queensland's western border is moved to 139 degrees E. |
| Australian History | 1863 (Age 39) Note: South Australia takes control of the Northern Territory which was part of the colony of New South Wales. |
| Birth of a son #9 | 18 February 1866 (Age 42) Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA
son -
James Forster Gregg
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| Marriage of a daughter | Harriet Rose Gregg - View family 25 April 1866 (Age 42)
son-in-law -
William H. Forster
daughter -
Harriet Rose Gregg
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| Australian History | 1867 (Age 43) Note: Gold is discovered at Gympie, Queensland. Note: Saint Mary MacKillop founds Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. |
| Marriage of a son | Henry Humphrey Gregg - View family 18 November 1868 (Age 45)
son -
Henry Humphrey Gregg
daughter-in-law -
Nancy Pearson
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| Australian History | 1868 (Age 44) Note: The transportation of convicts to Western Australia ceases. |
| Australian History | 1869 (Age 45) Note: Children of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent are removed from their families by Australian and State government agencies. |
| Marriage of a son | Joseph Finlay Gregg - View family 26 December 1872 (Age 49)
son -
Joseph Finlay Gregg
daughter-in-law -
Mary M. Stevenson
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| Australian History | 1872 (Age 48) Note: Overland Telegraph Line linking Darwin and Adelaide opens. |
| Australian History | 1873 (Age 49) Note: Uluru is first sighted by Europeans, and named Ayers Rock. |
| Australian History | 1875 (Age 51) Note: SS Gothenburg strikes Old Reef off North Queensland and sinks with the loss of approximately 102 lives. Note: Adelaide Steamship Company is formed. |
| Marriage of a son | William Adams Gregg - View family 3 February 1876 (Age 52)
son -
William Adams Gregg
daughter-in-law -
Margaret S. Hayes
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| Australian History | 1878 (Age 54) Note: First horse-drawn trams in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. |
| Australian History | 1879 (Age 55) Note: The first congress of trade unions is held. |
| Australian History | 1880 (Age 56) Note: The bushranger Ned Kelly is hanged. Note: Parliamentarians in Victoria become the first in Australia to be paid for their work. |
| Marriage of a son | Daniel Mc Entosh Gregg Jr. - View family 29 June 1882 (Age 59)
daughter-in-law -
Evaline Lydia Emery
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| Australian History | 1882 (Age 58) Note: First water-borne sewerage service in Australia commenced operations in Adelaide. |
| Australian History | 1883 (Age 59) Note: The opening of the Sydney-Melbourne railway Note: Silver is discovered at Broken Hill |
| Marriage of a son | David Masson Gregg - View family 14 May 1887 (Age 64) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
son -
David Masson Gregg
daughter-in-law -
Sarah Jane Dunkerly
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| Marriage of a granddaughter | Sarah Gregg - View family 7 December 1887 (Age 64) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
granddaughter's husband -
J. E. Christie
granddaughter -
Sarah Gregg
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| Australian History | 1887 (Age 63) Note: An Australian cricket team is established, defeating England in the first Ashes series. First direct Inter-colonial passenger trains begin running between Adelaide and Melbourne. |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | 26 September 1889 (Age 66) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
grandson -
Daniel J. Gregg
|
| Death of a husband | 19 December 1889 (Age 66) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
husband -
Daniel Mc Entosh Gregg Sr.
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| Australian History | 1889 (Age 65) Note: The completion of the railway network between Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney. Note: Sir Henry Parkes delivers the Tenterfield Oration. |
| Australian History | 1890 (Age 66) Note: The Australian Federation Conference calls a constitutional convention. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | 19 August 1891 (Age 68) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
granddaughter -
Harriett R. Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1891 (Age 67) Note: A National Australasian Convention meets, agrees on adopting the name 'the Commonwealth of Australia' and drafting a constitution. Note: The first attempt at a federal constitution is drafted. Note: The Convention adopts the constitution, although it has no legal status Note: A severe depression hits Australia |
| Australian History | 1892 (Age 68) Note: Gold is discovered at Coolgardie, Western Australia. |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | 28 April 1893 (Age 69) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
granddaughter -
Margaret Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1893 (Age 69) Note: The Corowa Conference (the 'people's convention') calls on the colonial parliaments to pass enabling acts, allowing the election of delegates to a new constitutional convention aimed at drafting a proposal and putting it to a referendum in each colony. |
| Marriage of a son | James Forster Gregg - View family 30 October 1894 (Age 71)
son -
James Forster Gregg
daughter-in-law -
L. Annetta Gill
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| Australian History | 1894 (Age 70) Note: South Australia becomes the first Australian colony, and the second place in the world, to grant women the right to vote, as well the first Parliament in the world to allow women to stand for office. |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | 30 October 1895 (Age 72) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
grandson -
Walter M. Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1895 (Age 71) Note: The premiers, except for those of Queensland and Western Australia, agree to implement the Corowa proposals. Note: Waltzing Matilda is first sung in public, in Winton, Queensland Note: Banjo Paterson publishes The Man from Snowy River |
| Australian History | 1896 (Age 72) Note: The Bathurst Conference (the second 'people's convention') meets to discuss the 1891 draft constitution |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | 27 April 1897 (Age 73) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
granddaughter -
Evaline L. Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1897 (Age 73) Note: In two sessions, the Second National Australasian Convention meets (with representatives from all colonies except Queensland present). They agree to adopt a constitution based on the 1891 draft, and then revise and amend it later that year. Note: Catherine Helen Spence became the first female political candidate for political office, standing for election as a representative for South Australia. |
| Australian History | 1898 (Age 74) Note: The Convention agrees on a final draft to be put to the people. Note: After much public debate, the Victorian, South Australian and Tasmanian referendums are successful; the New South Wales referendum narrowly fails. Later New South Wales votes 'yes' in a second referendum, and Queensland and Western Australia also vote to join. |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | 15 November 1899 (Age 76) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
grandson -
Robert O. Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1899 (Age 75) Note: The decision is made to site the national capital in New South Wales, but not within 100 miles of Sydney. Note: The Australian Labor Party holds office for a few days in Queensland, becoming the first trade union party to do so anywhere in the world. Note: The first contingents from various Australian colonies are sent to South Africa to participate in the Second Boer War. |
| Birth of a grandson #7 | 7 May 1900 (Age 77) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA
grandson -
Donald D. Gregg
|
| Australian History | 1900 (Age 76) Note: Several delegates visit London to resist proposed changes to the agreed-upon constitution. Note: The constitution is passed by the Parliament of the United Kingdom as a schedule to the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act, and is given royal assent |
| Australian History | 1901 (Age 77) Note: (01 Jan) Australia becomes a federation on 1 January. Edmund Barton becomes Prime Minister; the 7th Earl of Hopetoun becomes Governor-General Note: The first parliament met in Parliament House, Melbourne Note: Immigration Restriction act was introduced- The White Australian Policy Note: The Australian National Flag was flown for the first time |
| Death | 27 November 1901 (Age 78) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA |
| Family with Daniel Mc Entosh Gregg Sr. - View family |
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Birth 1819 51 Altrincham, Cheshire, England Death 19 December 1889 (Age 70) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA |
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4 years herself |
Birth May 1823 Catskil, New York, USA Death 27 November 1901 (Age 78) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA |
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Marriage: 22 June 1842 — Mercer, Pennsylvania, USA |
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20 years #1 son |
David Masson Gregg
Birth 24 October 1862 43 39 Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA Death 1934 (Age 71) Grove City, Pennsylvania, USA |
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-20 years #2 daughter |
Harriet Rose Gregg
Birth 6 April 1843 24 19 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA Death yes |
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2 years #3 son |
Robert John Gregg
Birth 4 April 1845 26 21 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA Death 19 August 1847 (Age 2) |
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14 months #4 daughter |
Margaret Jane Gregg
Birth 3 June 1846 27 23 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA Death 22 October 1862 (Age 16) |
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16 months #5 son |
Henry Humphrey Gregg
Birth 16 October 1847 28 24 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA Death 1940 (Age 92) |
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2 years #6 son |
William Adams Gregg
Birth 31 March 1850 31 26 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA Death yes |
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3 years #7 son |
Joseph Finlay Gregg
Birth 11 June 1853 34 30 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA Death 20 April 1922 (Age 68) |
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6 years #8 son |
Birth 5 October 1859 40 36 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA Death 10 February 1925 (Age 65) |
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6 years #9 son |
James Forster Gregg
Birth 18 February 1866 47 42 Cherrytree, Venango, Pennsylvania, USA Death 1947 (Age 80) |
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