| 1748 |
Henry Livingston born |
x |
| 1779 |
Henry Livingston's son with Sarah, Henry Welles, turns 1 |
Clement Moore born |
| 1794 |
Henry Livingston's son with Jane, Charles, is born |
x |
| 1808 |
Sons Charles, Sidney and neighbor Eliza hear Henry recite poem |
x |
| 1813 |
Henry's youngest child is 4 years old |
Moore marries Catharine |
| 1822 |
Henry's youngest child is 13 years old |
Moore's children hear Moore recite the poem |
| 1823 |
x |
Poem out of Moore house published in Troy Sentinel |
| 1828 |
Henry dies |
x |
| 1844 |
x |
Moore publishes poem as his own |