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Eleanor “Nellie” MagruderAge: 103 years17871891

Name
Eleanor “Nellie” Magruder
Given names
Eleanor
Surname
Magruder
Nickname
Nellie
Married name
Eleanor Troutman
Married name
Eleanor Trautmann
Birth March 25, 1787 32 26
Birth of a sisterUrsula Magruder
about 1790 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 5 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 15 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
MarriageAbraham TrautmannView this family
November 12, 1807 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 24 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
Census August 7, 1820 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 44 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 sisterUrsula Magruder
about 1834 (Age 46 years)
Death of a motherCassandra Offutt
April 23, 1835 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 48 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 fatherArchibald Magruder Sr
July 1, 1842 (Age 55 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 58 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 husbandAbraham Trautmann
1848 (Age 60 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 69 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 74 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 79 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 79 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 81 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 90 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death January 30, 1891 (Age 103 years)
Burial
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1782Frederick, Maryland, United States
5 years
herself
Eleanor “Nellie” Magruder
Birth: March 25, 1787 32 26Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Death: January 30, 1891Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
4 years
younger sister
Ursula Magruder
Birth: about 1790 35 29Maryland, United States
Death: about 1834Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
Family with Abraham Trautmann - View this family
husband
Abraham Trautmann
Birth: 1785 46 26Middletown, Frederick, Maryland, United States
Death: 1848Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
herself
Eleanor “Nellie” Magruder
Birth: March 25, 1787 32 26Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Death: January 30, 1891Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: November 12, 1807Bullitt, Kentucky, United States

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Census1820 United States - Census transcript - Abraham Troutman - Household

Bullitt, Kentucky

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