Mary “Polly” ReedAge: 75 years1798–1874
- Name
- Mary “Polly” Reed
- Given names
- Mary
- Surname
- Reed
- Nickname
- Polly
- Married name
- Mary Cronch
 Birth | May 4, 1798 21 37 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 4 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | John Reed 1809 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 13 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 |
 Marriage | John Cronch — View this family November 7, 1825 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charley R Cronch November 6, 1826 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Drake December 4, 1830 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John Dan Cronch November 6, 1831 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 33 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 |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 37 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Eve Ann Cronch July 28, 1839 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | John Reed November 15, 1839 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary McFeeters November 19, 1843 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 47 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 |
 Census | August 28, 1850 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a husband | John Cronch December 26, 1856 (Age 58 years) Cause: Pneumonia |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 58 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary Ann Susan Cronch 1859 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 62 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 68 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 68 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 70 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 son | John Dan Cronch 1873 (Age 74 years) |
 Death | April 16, 1874 (Age 75 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Reed Birth: 1777 42 39 Death: November 15, 1839 |
| mother |
Mary McFeeters Birth: 1761 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 19, 1843 — Georgeville, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| herself |
Mary “Polly” Reed Birth: May 4, 1798 21 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 16, 1874 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with John Cronch |
| husband |
John Cronch Birth: March 4, 1798 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: December 26, 1856 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Mary “Polly” Reed Birth: May 4, 1798 21 37 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 16, 1874 — Graves, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 7, 1825 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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1 year son |
Charley R Cronch Birth: November 6, 1826 28 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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5 years son |
John Dan Cronch Birth: November 6, 1831 33 33 — Kentucky, United States Death: 1873 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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8 years daughter |
Eve Ann Cronch Birth: July 28, 1839 41 41 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
Mary “Polly” Reed has 7 first cousins recorded
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Cronch - Household
Graves, Kentucky
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