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Phebe Jane ClarkAge: 60 years18521912

Name
Phebe Jane Clark
Given names
Phebe Jane
Surname
Clark
Married name
Phebe Jane Ellis
Birth September 1, 1852 35 34
Birth of a sisterMartha Sylvia Clark
January 20, 1854 (Age 16 months)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 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 8 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 14 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 14 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 16 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 25 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 motherSylvia Porter Sessions
April 12, 1882 (Age 29 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherPatty Bartlett
December 14, 1892 (Age 40 years)
Death of a fatherEzekiel Clark Sr.
June 26, 1898 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 45 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 September 8, 1912 (Age 60 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bountiful Memorial Park
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father
Ezekiel Clark Sr.
Birth: January 17, 1817Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: June 26, 1898Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
mother
Marriage: February 5, 1850Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
1 year
elder brother
Perry Ezekiel Clark
Birth: February 4, 1851 34 32Iowa, United States
Death: April 8, 1918Salt Lake, Utah, United States
19 months
herself
Phebe Jane Clark
Birth: September 1, 1852 35 34Iowa, United States
Death: September 8, 1912Utah, United States
17 months
younger sister
Martha Sylvia Clark
Birth: January 20, 1854 37 35Iowa City, Johnson, Iowa, United States
Death: March 29, 1952Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
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step-father
Joseph Smith Jr.
Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: February 8, 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with Windsor Palmer Lyon - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: April 12, 1838Orwell, Addison, Vermont, United States
15 months
half-brother
Marian S Lyon
Birth: July 3, 1839 30 20Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: March 20, 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
3 years
half-brother
Philofreen Lyon
Birth: about 1841 31 22Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: January 27, 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
2 years
half-brother
Asa Windsor Lyon
Birth: December 25, 1842 33 24Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: December 25, 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
13 months
half-sister
Josephine Rosetta Lyon
Birth: February 8, 1844 35 25Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: March 30, 1924Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
Mother’s family with Heber Chase Kimball - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage: November 7, 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

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