Mrs. Dickie's "Boarding Residence," 26 George Street, Edinburgh, where Audubon painted and wrote in 1826-27, and in 1830-31 Facing 438 The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia. After an old print Facing 438 Title page of the _Ornithological Biography_, Volume I 441 CHRONOLOGY _1785_ _April 26._—Fougère, Jean Rabin, or Jean Jacques Fougère Audubon, born at Les Cayes, Santo Domingo, now Haiti. _1789_ Fougère, at four years, and Muguet, his sister by adoption, at two, are taken by their father to the United States, and thence to France. _1794_ _March 7 (17 ventose, an 2)._—Fougère, when nine years old, and Muguet at six, are legally adopted as the children of Jean Audubon and Anne Moynet, his wife. _1800_ _October 23 (1 brumaire, an 9)._—Baptized, Jean Jacques Fougère, at Nantes, when in his sixteenth year. _1802-1803_ Studies drawing for a brief period under Jacques Louis David, at Paris. _1803_ First return to America, at eighteen, to learn English and enter trade: settles at "Mill Grove" farm, near Philadelphia, where he spends a year and begins his studies of American birds. _1804_ _December 15._—Half-interest in "Mill Grove" acquired by Francis Dacosta, who begins to exploit its lead mine; he also acts as guardian to young Audubon, who becomes engaged to Lucy Green Bakewell; quarrel with Dacosta follows. _1805_ _January 12-15_ (?).—Walks to New York, where Benjamin Bakewell supplies him with passage money to France. _January 18_ (about).—Sails on the _Hope_ for Nantes, and arrives about March 18. A year spent at "La Gerbetière," in Couëron, where he hunts birds with D'Orbigny and makes many drawings, and at Nantes, where plans are made for his return, with Ferdinand Rozier, to America. _1806_ Enters the French navy at this time, or earlier, but soon withdraws. _March 23._—A business partnership is arranged with Ferdinand Rozier, and Articles of Association are signed at Nantes. _April 12._—Sails with Rozier on the _Polly_, Captain Sammis, and lands in New York on May 26. They settle at "Mill Grove" farm, where they remain less than four months, meanwhile making unsuccessful attempts to operate the lead mine on the property. _September 15._—Remaining half interest in "Mill Grove" farm and mine acquired by Francis Dacosta & Company, conditionally, the Audubons and Roziers holding a mortgage. _1806-1807_ Serves as clerk in Benjamin Bakewell's commission house in New York, but continues his studies and drawings of birds, and works for Dr. Mitchell's Museum. _1807_ With Rozier decides to embark in trade in Kentucky.