Mary Ann Posey1805–
- Name
- Mary Ann Posey
- Given names
- Mary Ann
- Surname
- Posey
 Birth | June 20, 1805 35 34 |
 Birth of a sister | Henrietta Posey April 13, 1808 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Henrietta Musgrove before June 11, 1811 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Harrison Posey Jr. February 19, 1812 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a sister | Henrietta Posey April 6, 1814 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 6 years)Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Death of a brother | John Hatch Dent Posey February 20, 1830 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 26 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Death of a father | Harrison Posey before March 26, 1833 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 30 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
| Death of a mother | Ann Dent December 21, 1846 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 40 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 51 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 55 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Death of a brother | Thomas Posey October 28, 1865 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 61 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 61 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 63 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a half-brother | Charles Posey December 1, 1871 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 72 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a brother | Peter Dent Posey March 6, 1885 (Age 79 years) |
| Death of a brother | Harrison Posey Jr. August 16, 1889 (Age 84 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 92 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Harrison Posey Birth: March 15, 1770 37 36 — Charles, Maryland, United States Death: before March 26, 1833 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| mother |
Ann Dent Birth: June 23, 1770 — Newport West Hundred, Charles, Maryland, United States Death: December 21, 1846 — Scott, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: October 31, 1797 — |
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8 months elder brother |
John Hatch Dent Posey Birth: July 1, 1798 28 28 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: February 20, 1830 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
Thomas Posey Birth: December 26, 1800 30 30 — Charles, Maryland, United States Death: October 28, 1865 |
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2 years elder brother |
Peter Dent Posey Birth: January 11, 1803 32 32 Death: March 6, 1885 |
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2 years herself |
Mary Ann Posey Birth: June 20, 1805 35 34 Death: |
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3 years younger sister |
Henrietta Posey Birth: April 13, 1808 38 37 Death: April 6, 1814 |
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4 years younger brother |
Harrison Posey Jr. Birth: February 19, 1812 41 41 Death: August 16, 1889 — Briscoes Purchase, LaPlata, Charles, Maryland, United States |
| Father’s family with Sarah Moran |
| father |
Harrison Posey Birth: March 15, 1770 37 36 — Charles, Maryland, United States Death: before March 26, 1833 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| step-mother |
Sarah Moran Birth: about 1775 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: about 1796 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: January 6, 1794 — |
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11 months half-sister |
Charity Canterwood Posey Birth: December 4, 1794 24 19 — Charles, Maryland, United States Death: about 1795 — Charles, Maryland, United States |
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21 months half-brother |
Charles Posey Birth: September 14, 1796 26 21 — Charles, Maryland, United States Death: December 1, 1871 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |