Thomas D Adams1780–
- Name
- Thomas D Adams
- Given names
- Thomas D
- Surname
- Adams
 Birth | about 1780 |
 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 |
 Marriage | Lucy Dickerson — View this family October 3, 1798 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 13 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
 Birth of a son#1 | Robert Thomas Adams July 25, 1801 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 23 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 32 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 |
| Birth of a son #2 | James C Adams July 1819 (Age 39 years) Note: See "James C Adams Birth and Death Record" attached below for estimated birth date. |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Thomas Adams — Rebecca Manion — View this family about 1828 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | William F Adams about 1829 (Age 49 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Robert Henry Adams about 1830 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 52 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 55 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 66 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 |
| Marriage of a child | James C Adams — Mathilda H McGehee — View this family July 27, 1852 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 77 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 81 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 87 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 87 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 89 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 of a son | Robert Thomas Adams March 22, 1872 (Age 92 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 98 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a son | James C Adams July 1879 (Age 99 years) |
| Death of a grandson | William F Adams about 1887 (Age 107 years) |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Lucy Dickerson |
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Thomas D Adams Birth: about 1780 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: |
| wife |
Lucy Dickerson Birth: about 1781 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: |
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Marriage: October 3, 1798 — Louisa, Virginia, United States |
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3 years son |
Robert Thomas Adams Birth: July 25, 1801 21 20 — Virginia, United States Death: March 22, 1872 — Kentucky, United States |
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18 years son |
James C Adams Birth: July 1819 39 38 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 1879 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |