William Bennett DeMonbreunAge: 84 years1786–1870
- Name
- William Bennett DeMonbreun
- Given names
- William Bennett
- Surname
- DeMonbreun
 Birth | about 1786 38 40 |
 Birth of a half-brother | Jacques Timothe DeMonbreun Jr. April 17, 1787 (Age 15 months) |
| Birth of a brother | John Baptiste DeMonbreun January 24, 1788 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Felix DeMonbreun January 28, 1789 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Marie Louise DeMonbreun January 28, 1789 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a half-sister | Marie Louise DeMonbreun after March 1790 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary “Polly” DeMonbreun about 1792 (Age 6 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Joseph Durard Sr. — Elizabeth Hensley Bennett — View this family March 12, 1793 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 7 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 17 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 |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 26 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 father | Jacques Timothe Boucher-DeMonbreun October 26, 1826 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 46 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 49 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 half-sister | Therese-Archange “Agnes” Boucher-DeMonbreun before March 8, 1838 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary “Polly” DeMonbreun about 1847 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 60 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 mother | Elizabeth Hensley Bennett February 7, 1856 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 71 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 75 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 81 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 81 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a brother | Felix DeMonbreun October 5, 1868 (Age 82 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 83 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 | January 11, 1870 (Age 84 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Demonbreun Family Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jacques Timothe Boucher-DeMonbreun Birth: March 23, 1747 — Boucherville, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada Death: October 26, 1826 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth Hensley Bennett Birth: July 24, 1745 — Virginia, United States Death: February 7, 1856 — Marrowbone, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States |
| himself |
William Bennett DeMonbreun Birth: about 1786 38 40 — Demonbreun Cave, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: January 11, 1870 — Williamson, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
John Baptiste DeMonbreun Birth: January 24, 1788 40 42 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: May 25, 1872 — Ashland City, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States |
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1 year younger brother |
Felix DeMonbreun Birth: January 28, 1789 41 43 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: October 5, 1868 — Hart, Kentucky, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Mary “Polly” DeMonbreun Birth: about 1792 44 46 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States Death: about 1847 — Bainbridge, Williamson, Illinois, United States |
| Father’s family with Marguerite Therese-Archange Gibault |
| father |
Jacques Timothe Boucher-DeMonbreun Birth: March 23, 1747 — Boucherville, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada Death: October 26, 1826 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| step-mother |
Marguerite Therese-Archange Gibault Birth: about 1751 — Boucherville, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada Death: before 1793 |
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Marriage: November 16, 1766 — Boucherville, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada |
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21 months half-sister |
Therese-Archange “Agnes” Boucher-DeMonbreun Birth: August 18, 1768 21 17 — Fort River, St. Joseph, Illinois, United States Death: before March 8, 1838 |
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18 months half-brother |
Timothe Felix DeMonbreun Birth: February 12, 1770 22 19 — Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: |
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15 years half-sister |
Julienne Boucher “Julia” DeMonbreun Birth: March 12, 1785 37 34 — Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: |
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2 years half-brother |
Jacques Timothe DeMonbreun Jr. Birth: April 17, 1787 40 36 — Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: September 17, 1872 — Coopertown, Robertson, Tennessee, United States |
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21 months half-sister |
Marie Louise DeMonbreun Birth: January 28, 1789 41 38 — Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States Death: after March 1790 — Davidson, Tennessee, United States |
| Mother’s family with Joseph Durard Sr. |
| step-father |
Joseph Durard Sr. Death: |
| mother |
Elizabeth Hensley Bennett Birth: July 24, 1745 — Virginia, United States Death: February 7, 1856 — Marrowbone, Cheatham, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: March 12, 1793 — Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States |