Quo Fuit places 3 dated presences for Emperor Norton across 3 places, from 1839 to 1843.
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Joshua Abraham Norton (February 4, 1818 – January 8, 1880) was a resident of San Francisco, California, who in 1859 declared himself "Emperor of these United States" in a proclamation that he signed "Norton I., Emperor of the United States".Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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Where Emperor Norton was documented, and when
1839year
Gqeberhaattested“Raised and educated in Grahamstown, Joshua Norton moved to Port Elizabeth in 1839.”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
1839year
Grahamstownattested“Raised and educated in Grahamstown, Joshua Norton moved to Port Elizabeth in 1839.”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
1843 to 1844period
Cape Townattested“Sometime in 1843 or 1844, Norton moved to Cape Town, where he joined his father's business.”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
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1820year
South Africamentioned“The family lived in the Kentish town of Deptford, England — today part of London — before moving to South Africa in early 1820 as part of a government-backed colonial scheme whose participants came to be known as the 1820 Settlers.”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
February 1820month
Englandmentioned“However, the passenger lists for the La Belle Alliance, the ship that carried Norton and his family from England to South Africa, list him as having been two years old when the ship set sail in February 1820.”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
1843year
Gqeberhamentioned“The business failed after 18 months, and Norton was employed as an auctioneer in Port Elizabeth as late as 1843.”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
12 March 1846exact date
Cape Townmentioned“Joshua Norton left Cape Town in late 1845 and arrived in Boston via the ship Sunbeam from Liverpool on March 12, 1846.”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
12 March 1846exact date
Liverpoolmentioned“Joshua Norton left Cape Town in late 1845 and arrived in Boston via the ship Sunbeam from Liverpool on March 12, 1846.”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
12 March 1846exact date
Bostonmentioned“Joshua Norton left Cape Town in late 1845 and arrived in Boston via the ship Sunbeam from Liverpool on March 12, 1846.”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
November 1849month
San Franciscomentioned“At various times, Norton claimed to have arrived in San Francisco aboard a ship from Rio de Janeiro in November 1849.”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
December 1852month
California Supreme Courtmentioned“Norton's failed effort to corner the rice market in December 1852 set in motion a cascade of events — a rice contract dispute that he lost in the California Supreme Court in October 1854; the court-ordered foreclosure of all of his real…”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
December 1852month
Californiamentioned“Norton's failed effort to corner the rice market in December 1852 set in motion a cascade of events — a rice contract dispute that he lost in the California Supreme Court in October 1854; the court-ordered foreclosure of all of his real…”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
February 1860month
San Franciscomentioned“In this same decree, Norton repeated his order that all interested parties assemble at Musical Hall in San Francisco in February 1860 to "remedy the evil complained of." In an imperial decree issued in January 1860, Norton summoned the A…”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
1861year
Mexicomentioned“Responding to instability in Mexico, Norton expanded his title to "Emperor of the United States and Mexico" in 1861.”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
12 August 1869exact date
San Franciscomentioned“In a proclamation dated August 12, 1869, and published in the San Francisco Daily Herald, he declared the abolition of the Democratic and Republican parties, explaining that he was "desirous of allaying the dissensions of party strife no…”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
8 January 1880exact date
Old Saint Mary's Cathedralmentioned“On the evening of Thursday, January 8, 1880, Norton collapsed on the corner of California Street and Dupont Street (now Grant Avenue), across the street from Old Saint Mary's Cathedral, while on his way to a debate at the California Acad…”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
8 January 1880exact date
California Academy of Sciencesmentioned“On the evening of Thursday, January 8, 1880, Norton collapsed on the corner of California Street and Dupont Street (now Grant Avenue), across the street from Old Saint Mary's Cathedral, while on his way to a debate at the California Acad…”source: Wikipedia: Emperor Norton
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