Mariah “Maria” Pierce1829–
- Name
- Mariah “Maria” Pierce
- Given names
- Mariah
- Surname
- Pierce
- Married name
- Mariah Burrage
- Nickname
- Maria
 Birth | January 1829 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 3 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 6 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 |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 17 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 |
 Marriage | George P Burrage — View this family September 15, 1853 (Age 24 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Sarah Clementine “Sallie” Burrage August 20, 1854 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Ellen Burrage February 1, 1856 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Julia Burrage 1858 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 28 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 son #4 | William Enoch Burrage 1859 (Age 30 years) |
 Census | August 16, 1860 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #5 | Huldah C Burrage 1863 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 32 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 |
| Birth of a son #6 | Thomas A Burrage 1867 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Huldah C Burrage 1867 (Age 38 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 38 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 38 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 40 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 |
| Census | August 16, 1870 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John Willis Kennedy — Sarah Clementine “Sallie” Burrage — View this family Type: Civil marriage March 29, 1875 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | James Kennedy 1876 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 49 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Mary Kennedy 1879 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a husband | George P Burrage August 7, 1879 (Age 50 years) Cause: Killed by lightning |
| Census | June 23, 1880 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Levi Irvin Lipe — Nancy Ellen Burrage — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 16, 1881 (Age 52 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Nannie Lipe January 8, 1884 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Ella Lenora “Nora” Lipe December 26, 1886 (Age 57 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Bessie Lipe July 1889 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #6 | Levi Lipe May 1894 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 69 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 of a son | Thomas A Burrage 1901 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 87 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 88 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 89 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Death of a daughter | Nancy Ellen Burrage April 17, 1928 (Age 99 years) Cause: Ulcer of stomach |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 100 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with George P Burrage |
| husband |
George P Burrage Birth: October 1, 1807 30 27 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: August 7, 1879 — Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Mariah “Maria” Pierce Birth: January 1829 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: September 15, 1853 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months daughter |
Sarah Clementine “Sallie” Burrage Birth: August 20, 1854 46 25 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 28, 1950 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Nancy Ellen Burrage Birth: February 1, 1856 48 27 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: April 17, 1928 — Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Julia Burrage Birth: 1858 50 29 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
William Enoch Burrage Birth: 1859 51 30 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Huldah C Burrage Birth: 1863 55 34 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1867 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years son |
Thomas A Burrage Birth: 1867 59 38 Death: 1901 — North Carolina, United States |
No family available
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - George P Burrage - Household
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - George P Burrage - Household
Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Mariah “Maria” Pierce - Household
Rocky River Twp, Cabarrus, North Carolina, United States
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