Lydia Hansford Cole1746–
- Name
- Lydia Hansford Cole
- Given names
- Lydia Hansford
- Surname
- Cole
- Married name
- Lydia Hansford McGehee
 Birth | 1746 |
 Historical Event | The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763 (Age 8 years)Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc |
 Marriage | William L McGehee — View this family 1764 (Age 18 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Samuel McGehee February 28, 1766 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 29 years)Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics |
| Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 (Age 29 years)Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel McGehee — Nancy Ann Tate — View this family February 6, 1789 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 47 years)Note: 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 57 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 |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Thomas Franklin McGehee January 8, 1805 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 66 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 husband | William L McGehee 1819 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 86 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 son | Samuel McGehee August 4, 1833 (Age 87 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 89 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 100 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 | unknown |
| Family with William L McGehee |
| husband |
William L McGehee Birth: 1743 37 29 — Hanover, Virginia, United States Death: 1819 — New Kent, Virginia, United States |
| herself |
Lydia Hansford Cole Birth: 1746 — Warwick, Chesterfield, Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: 1764 — Virginia, United States |
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2 years son |
Samuel McGehee Birth: February 28, 1766 23 20 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: August 4, 1833 — Meriwether, Georgia, United States |