Esther AdamsAge: 84 years1822–1907
- Name
- Esther Adams
- Given names
- Esther
- Surname
- Adams
- Married name
- Esther Ford
 Birth | November 25, 1822 23 23 |
 Birth of a brother | John LaFayette Adams October 18, 1824 (Age 22 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Margaret “Peggy” Adams January 10, 1827 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Wellington Adams about 1830 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Nelson Adams February 22, 1831 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 9 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Squire Adams Jr. March 2, 1833 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Adams January 23, 1835 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 12 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Ann “Pollie” Adams January 22, 1837 (Age 14 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rachel Adams June 14, 1839 (Age 16 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Harriet Newell Adams July 15, 1842 (Age 19 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Adams April 7, 1847 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 23 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 maternal grandfather | Isaac “Flatty” Greene February 18, 1855 (Age 32 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary “Polly” Booth June 8, 1855 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 34 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a brother | Nelson Adams March 28, 1863 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a brother | Squire Adams Jr. December 12, 1863 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Greene February 10, 1865 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 38 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 44 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 44 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 46 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 father | Squire Adams Sr. January 23, 1877 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 55 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 brother | Wellington Adams about 1887 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a sister | Rebecca Adams January 9, 1895 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Adams February 3, 1897 (Age 74 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 75 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a sister | Rachel Adams September 21, 1899 (Age 76 years) |
 Death | about 1907 (Age 84 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Squire Adams Sr. Birth: August 10, 1799 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: January 23, 1877 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Mary Greene Birth: December 25, 1798 22 22 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 10, 1865 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: June 1818 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months elder sister |
Elizabeth Adams Birth: April 30, 1819 19 20 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 3, 1897 |
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18 months elder sister |
Rebecca Adams Birth: October 20, 1820 21 21 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: January 9, 1895 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years herself |
Esther Adams Birth: November 25, 1822 23 23 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1907 |
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23 months younger brother |
John LaFayette Adams Birth: October 18, 1824 25 25 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 23, 1909 |
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2 years younger sister |
Margaret “Peggy” Adams Birth: January 10, 1827 27 28 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: February 23, 1908 — Beaverdam, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Wellington Adams Birth: about 1830 30 31 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1887 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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14 months younger brother |
Nelson Adams Birth: February 22, 1831 31 32 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: March 28, 1863 — Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Squire Adams Jr. Birth: March 2, 1833 33 34 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: December 12, 1863 — Gordonsville, Orange, Virginia, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Nancy Adams Birth: January 23, 1835 35 36 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: |
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2 years younger sister |
Mary Ann “Pollie” Adams Birth: January 22, 1837 37 38 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: August 5, 1916 — Goodson, Washington, Virginia, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Rachel Adams Birth: June 14, 1839 39 40 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: September 21, 1899 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Harriet Newell Adams Birth: July 15, 1842 42 43 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: May 22, 1936 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Martha Adams Birth: April 7, 1847 47 48 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States Death: November 19, 1918 — Oregon, United States |