The Shemwell Family

Mary FieldingAge: 51 years18011852

Name
Mary Fielding
Given names
Mary
Surname
Fielding
Married name
Mary Smith
Birth July 21, 1801
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 17 months)

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 10 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
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 30 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 34 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
MarriageHyrum SmithView this family
about 1837 (Age 35 years)

Death of a husbandHyrum Smith
June 27, 1844 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 44 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 September 21, 1852 (Age 51 years)
Family with Hyrum Smith - View this family
husband
Hyrum Smith
Birth: February 9, 1800 28 24Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
herself
Mary Fielding
Birth: July 21, 1801Staploe, Bedford Borough, Bedfordshire, England
Death: September 21, 1852Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Marriage: about 1837
Hyrum Smith + Jerusha Barden - View this family
husband
Hyrum Smith
Birth: February 9, 1800 28 24Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
husband’s wife
Jerusha Barden
Birth: February 15, 1805Norfolk, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Death: October 13, 1836Kirtland, Lake, Ohio, United States
Marriage: November 2, 1826Manchester, Ontario, New York, United States
Hyrum Smith + Mercy Rachel Fielding - View this family
husband
Hyrum Smith
Birth: February 9, 1800 28 24Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
husband’s wife
Mercy Rachel Fielding
Birth: June 15, 1807Bedfordshire, England
Death: September 15, 1893Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Marriage: August 1843Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

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