The Shemwell Family

Perrygrine SessionsAge: 78 years18141893

Name
Perrygrine Sessions
Given names
Perrygrine
Surname
Sessions
Birth June 15, 1814 24 19
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815

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 sisterSylvia Porter Sessions
July 31, 1818 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherDavid Sessions IV
May 9, 1823 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 17 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 21 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 sisterAmanda D Sessions
November 14, 1837 (Age 23 years)
Death of a sisterAmanda D Sessions
May 15, 1841 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a brotherAthelson Sessions
June 1841 (Age 26 years)
Marriage of a parentJoseph Smith Jr.Patty BartlettView this family
Type: Religious marriage
March 9, 1842 (Age 27 years)
Death of a brotherAthelson Sessions
December 21, 1842 (Age 28 years)
Marriage of a parentDavid Sessions IIIRozilla CowanView this family
Type: Religious marriage
October 3, 1845 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 31 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 parentDavid Sessions IIIHarriet Elvira TeeplesView this family
Type: Religious marriage
January 13, 1850 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherDavid Sessions III
August 11, 1850 (Age 36 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn ParryPatty BartlettView this family
Type: Religious marriage
December 14, 1851 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 42 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 46 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 52 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 52 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 54 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 63 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 sisterSylvia Porter Sessions
April 12, 1882 (Age 67 years)
Death of a motherPatty Bartlett
December 14, 1892 (Age 78 years)
Death June 3, 1893 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bountiful Memorial Park
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 28, 1812Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States
2 years
himself
Perrygrine Sessions
Birth: June 15, 1814 24 19Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States
Death: June 3, 1893Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
4 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
David Sessions IV
Birth: May 9, 1823 33 28Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States
Death: April 19, 1896Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
15 years
younger sister
Amanda D Sessions
Birth: November 14, 1837 47 42Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States
Death: May 15, 1841Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
4 years
younger brother
Athelson Sessions
Birth: June 1841 51 46Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: December 21, 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Father’s family with Rozilla Cowan - View this family
father
step-mother
Marriage: October 3, 1845Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Father’s family with Harriet Elvira Teeples - View this family
father
step-mother
Harriet Elvira Teeples
Birth: October 15, 1830Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan, United States
Death: October 6, 1911Eden, Weber, Utah, United States
Marriage: January 13, 1850Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Mother’s family with Joseph Smith Jr. - View this family
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: March 9, 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with John Parry - View this family
step-father
John Parry
Birth: February 10, 1789Flintshire, Wales
Death: January 13, 1868Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
mother
Marriage: December 14, 1851Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States