| March | 15, 1767 | Born, Waxhaw Settlements, North-South Carolina. |
| September | 26, 1787 | Admitted to bar in North Carolina. |
| Spring, | 1788 | Appointed public prosecutor for Mero District. |
| August, | 1791 | Married Mrs. Rachel Donelson Robards, at Natchez. |
| January | 11, 1796 | Member of first constitutional convention, Tennessee. |
| October | 27, 1796 | Left Nashville for Washington to take seat in House of Representatives—first representative from Tennessee. |
| November | 22, 1797 | Appointed Senator from Tennessee, vice William Blount. |
| June, | 1798 | Resigned from Senate. |
| October, | 1798 | Elected member of state Superior Court. |
| February, | 1802 | Elected Major General of Tennessee Militia. |
| July | 6, 1804 | Sold Hunter’s Hill home and moved to log Hermitage. |
| July | 24, 1804 | Resigned from Superior Court. |
| May | 30, 1806 | Duel with Charles Dickinson. |
| January | 7, 1813 | Left Nashville for Natchez with Tennessee militia. |
| April | 22, 1813 | Returned to Nashville from Natchez expedition. |
| September | 4, 1813 | Wounded in fight with Thomas H. and Jesse Benton. |
| October | 11, 1813 | Left Nashville with militia for Creek War. |
| March | 27, 1814 | Battle of the Horseshoe. |
| April | 19, 1814 | Appointed Brigadier General, United States Army. |
| April | 28, 1814 | Returned to Hermitage from Creek War. |
| May | 1, 1814 | Appointed Major General, United States Army. |
| August | 10, 1814 | Treaty with Creeks signed. |
| September | 9, 1814 | Left Nashville for first Florida campaign. |
| December | 2, 1814 | Arrived at New Orleans for defense of city. |
| December | 23, 1814 | First battle in defense of New Orleans. |
| January | 1, 1815 | Second battle in defense of New Orleans. |
| January | 8, 1815 | Decisive defeat of Pakenham’s army. |
| May | 15, 1815 | Arrives at Hermitage from New Orleans. |
| October | 15, 1815 | Left Nashville for Washington. |
| March | 1, 1816 | Returned to Hermitage from Washington trip. |
| January | 22, 1818 | Left Hermitage for second Florida campaign. |
| June | 24, 1818 | Returned to Hermitage from Florida war. |
| January | 4, 1819 | Left Hermitage for visit to Eastern cities. |
| February, | 1819 | Returned to Nashville from Eastern trip. |
| Summer, | 1819 | Began building of Hermitage. |
| March | 3, 1821 | Appointed governor of Florida by President Monroe. |
| May | 31, 1821 | Resigned from Army. |
| July | 17, 1821 | Took possession of Florida for United States. |
| October, | 1821 | Resigned as governor of Florida and returned to Hermitage. |
| July | 20, 1822 | Nominated for President by Tennessee legislature. |
| October, | 1823 | Elected to United States Senate. |
| March | 4, 1824 | Nominated for President by Pennsylvania convention. |
| November, | 1824 | Received plurality of votes for President: Jackson, 99; Adams, 84; Clay, 37; Crawford, 41. |
| February | 9, 1825 | Adams elected President by House of Representatives. |
| October, | 1825 | Resigned from United States Senate. |
| October, | 1825 | Again nominated for President by Tennessee legislature. |
| November, | 1828 | Elected President. |
| December | 22, 1828 | Death of Mrs. Jackson. |
| January | 17, 1829 | Left Hermitage for Inauguration. |
| March | 4, 1829 | Inaugurated President. |
| November | 24, 1831 | Andrew Jackson, jr., married. |
| December, | 1831 | Hermitage remodeled and tomb in garden built. |
| November, | 1832 | Reëlected President. |
| October | 13, 1834 | Hermitage partially destroyed by fire. |
| March | 4, 1837 | Issued farewell address, retiring from Presidency. |
| June | 8, 1845 | Died at Hermitage. |
| June | 10, 1845 | Buried at Hermitage. |