The Shemwell Family

Sophronia SmithAge: 73 years18031876

Name
Sophronia Smith
Given names
Sophronia
Surname
Smith
Married name
Sophronia Stoddard
Married name
Sophronia McCleary
Birth May 17, 1803 31 27
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803

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
Birth of a brotherJoseph Smith Jr.
December 23, 1805 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel Harrison Smith
March 13, 1808 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Smith
March 13, 1811 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterKatherine Smith
July 28, 1813 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 8 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
Birth of a brotherDon Carlos Smith
March 25, 1816 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterLucy Smith
July 18, 1821 (Age 18 years)
Death of a brotherAlvin Smith
November 19, 1823 (Age 20 years)
MarriageCalvin W StoddardView this family
December 2, 1827 (Age 24 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherAsahel Smith
October 31, 1830 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 28 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 32 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 paternal grandmotherMary Duty
May 27, 1836 (Age 33 years)
Death of a husbandCalvin W Stoddard
November 19, 1836 (Age 33 years)
MarriageWilliam McClearyView this family
February 11, 1838 (Age 34 years)
Death of a fatherJoseph Smith
September 14, 1840 (Age 37 years)
Death of a brotherDon Carlos Smith
August 7, 1841 (Age 38 years)
Death of a brotherHyrum Smith
June 27, 1844 (Age 41 years)
Death of a brotherJoseph Smith Jr.
June 27, 1844 (Age 41 years)
Death of a brotherSamuel Harrison Smith
July 30, 1844 (Age 41 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam McCleary
June 1846 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 42 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
Death of a motherLucy Mack
May 14, 1856 (Age 52 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 53 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 57 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 63 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 63 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 65 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 October 28, 1876 (Age 73 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: January 1796
2 years
elder brother
Smith
Birth: about 1797 25 21Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: about 1797Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
13 months
elder brother
Alvin Smith
Birth: February 11, 1798 26 22Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: November 19, 1823Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States
2 years
elder brother
Hyrum Smith
Birth: February 9, 1800 28 24Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
3 years
herself
Sophronia Smith
Birth: May 17, 1803 31 27Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: October 28, 1876Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
Joseph Smith Jr.
Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
2 years
younger brother
Samuel Harrison Smith
Birth: March 13, 1808 36 32Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: July 30, 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
Katherine Smith
Birth: July 28, 1813 42 38Lebanon, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
Death: February 1, 1900Fountain Green, Hancock, Illinois, United States
3 years
younger brother
5 years
younger sister
Lucy Smith
Birth: July 18, 1821 50 46Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States
Death: December 9, 1882Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States
Family with Calvin W Stoddard - View this family
husband
Calvin W Stoddard
Birth: September 7, 1801Groton, New London, Connecticut, United States
Death: November 19, 1836Macedon, Wayne, New York, United States
herself
Sophronia Smith
Birth: May 17, 1803 31 27Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: October 28, 1876Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States
Marriage: December 2, 1827Palmyra, Wayne, New York, United States
Family with William McCleary - View this family
husband
William McCleary
Birth: October 9, 1793Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, United States
Death: June 1846Iowa, United States
herself
Sophronia Smith
Birth: May 17, 1803 31 27Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: October 28, 1876Colchester, McDonough, Illinois, United States
Marriage: February 11, 1838Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States

Sophronia Smith has 1 first cousin recorded

Father's family (1)

Parents Asahel Smith Jr. + Elizabeth Schellenger
1Silas Smith18221892

Mother's family (0)