Rosena EastAge: 46 years1844–1891
- Name
- Rosena East
- Given names
- Rosena
- Surname
- East
- Married name
- Rosena Bennett
 Birth | December 26, 1844 |
 Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 12 months)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 12 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 16 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 |
 Marriage | George Washington Bennett — View this family February 4, 1866 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Owen Thomas Bennett October 24, 1867 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 22 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 22 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Elizabeth Bennett November 28, 1868 (Age 23 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 24 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Martha F Bennett March 1872 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Charles Oscar Bennett December 24, 1876 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 33 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 husband | George Washington Bennett April 23, 1881 (Age 36 years) |
 Death | October 29, 1891 (Age 46 years) |
| Family with George Washington Bennett |
| husband |
George Washington Bennett Birth: November 6, 1844 23 19 — Indian Creek Township, Monroe, Indiana, United States Death: April 23, 1881 — Lawrence, Indiana, United States |
| herself |
Rosena East Birth: December 26, 1844 — Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: October 29, 1891 |
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Marriage: February 4, 1866 — Lawrence, Indiana, United States |
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21 months son |
Owen Thomas Bennett Birth: October 24, 1867 22 22 — Iowa, United States Death: September 24, 1934 — Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Mary Elizabeth Bennett Birth: November 28, 1868 24 23 — Lawrence, Indiana, United States Death: February 25, 1897 — Strawn, Livingston, Illinois, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Martha F Bennett Birth: March 1872 27 27 — Indiana, United States Death: |
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5 years son |
Charles Oscar Bennett Birth: December 24, 1876 32 31 — Indiana, United States Death: November 16, 1962 — Franklin, Johnson, Indiana, United States |