Charles Janson CosbyAge: 83 years1786–1869
- Name
- Charles Janson Cosby
- Given names
- Charles Janson
- Surname
- Cosby
 Birth | about 1786 32 27 |
 Birth of a brother | Archibald Cosby July 29, 1792 (Age 6 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 |
| Death of a father | Charles Cosby about 1802 (Age 16 years) |
| 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 |
| Death of a mother | Mary Minter about 1808 (Age 22 years) |
| 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 |
 Marriage | Cynthia Troutman — View this family December 13, 1824 (Age 38 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 |
| Death of a brother | Archibald Cosby June 18, 1835 (Age 49 years) |
| 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 |
| Probate | before 1836 (Age 50 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 |
| 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 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (on the date of death)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 | about 1869 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Cosby Birth: about 1754 — Powhatan, Virginia, United States Death: about 1802 — Powhatan, Virginia, United States |
| mother |
Mary Minter Birth: about 1759 — Goochland, Virginia, United States Death: about 1808 — Powhatan, Virginia, United States |
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Marriage: about 1780 — Powhatan, Virginia, United States |
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7 years himself |
Charles Janson Cosby Birth: about 1786 32 27 — Lynchburg, Virginia, United States Death: about 1869 — Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
Archibald Cosby Birth: July 29, 1792 38 33 — Powhatan, Virginia, United States Death: June 18, 1835 — Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States |
| Family with Cynthia Troutman |
| himself |
Charles Janson Cosby Birth: about 1786 32 27 — Lynchburg, Virginia, United States Death: about 1869 — Madison, Jefferson, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Cynthia Troutman Birth: about 1806 36 29 — Henry, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: December 13, 1824 — Jefferson, Indiana, United States |
| Charles Depauw II + Cynthia Troutman |
| wife’s husband |
Charles Depauw II Birth: 1797 Death: October 11, 1823 — Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
Cynthia Troutman Birth: about 1806 36 29 — Henry, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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Marriage: about 1823 — Bartholomew, Indiana, United States |
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Infant Depauw Birth: 1822 25 16 — Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States Death: 1823 — Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States |
| Probate | This documents additional heirs to Peter Troutman's Estate.
"Cynthia Troutman was d/o Peter Troutman and second wife Catharine Spurgeon. Cynthia m1 Charles DePauw, 15 Apr. 1823 in Bartholomew Co. Indiana. DePauw died 11 Oct. 1823, and Cynthia m2 Charles J. Cosby, 13 Dec. 1824 in Jefferson Co. Indiana. She had one child by DePauw, an infant that died and was buried with the father.
Charles and "Syntha" Cosby are documented as heirs of Peter Troutman on Bartholomew Co. deed record F, p. 565, in conveyance of her 1/16 of Peter's lands; on same document is Cynthia's sister, Malinda Cosby, also of Jefferson Co. (another 1/16th). Malinda Troutman m. Archibald Cosby, 22 Aug. 1818 (where?) Archibald was brother to Charles Janson Cosby."
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