Martha “Patsey” Wall1778–
- Name
- Martha “Patsey” Wall
- Given names
- Martha
- Surname
- Wall
- Nickname
- Patsey
- Married name
- Martha McGehee
 Birth | about 1778 |
 Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 15 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
 Marriage | Joseph McGehee — View this family December 4, 1799 (Age 21 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Martha McGehee about 1800 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | John McGehee about 1802 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 25 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 son #3 | Joseph McGehee Jr about 1804 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Sidney McGehee about 1806 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | William H McGehee about 1808 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 34 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 | Joseph McGehee October 8, 1831 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 54 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 | unknown |
| Probate | December 18, 1832 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 57 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 68 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 79 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 83 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 89 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 89 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 91 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 100 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Family with Joseph McGehee |
| husband |
Joseph McGehee Birth: about 1775 30 31 — Woodburn Plantation, Person, North Carolina, United States Death: October 8, 1831 — Gates, Gates, North Carolina, United States |
| herself |
Martha “Patsey” Wall Birth: about 1778 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: December 4, 1799 — Person, North Carolina, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Martha McGehee Birth: about 1800 25 22 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
John McGehee Birth: about 1802 27 24 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Joseph McGehee Jr Birth: about 1804 29 26 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Sidney McGehee Birth: about 1806 31 28 — Virginia, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
William H McGehee Birth: about 1808 33 30 — Virginia, United States Death: |