The Shemwell Family

John ParryAge: 78 years17891868

Name
John Parry
Given names
John
Surname
Parry
Birth February 10, 1789
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 3 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 13 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 22 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
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 42 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 46 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 56 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
Religious marriagePatty BartlettView this family
December 14, 1851 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 67 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 72 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 77 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 77 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death January 13, 1868 (Age 78 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salt Lake City Cemetery
Family with Patty Bartlett - View this family
himself
John Parry
Birth: February 10, 1789Flintshire, Wales
Death: January 13, 1868Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
wife
Marriage: December 14, 1851Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Joseph Smith Jr. + Patty Bartlett - View this family
wife’s husband
Joseph Smith Jr.
Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage: March 9, 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
David Sessions III + Patty Bartlett - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: June 28, 1812Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States
2 years
step-son
Perrygrine Sessions
Birth: June 15, 1814 24 19Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States
Death: June 3, 1893Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
4 years
step-daughter
5 years
step-son
David Sessions IV
Birth: May 9, 1823 33 28Newry, Oxford, Maine, United States
Death: April 19, 1896Bountiful, Davis, Utah, United States
15 years
step-daughter
Amanda D Sessions
Birth: November 14, 1837 47 42Far West, Caldwell, Missouri, United States
Death: May 15, 1841Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
4 years
step-son
Athelson Sessions
Birth: June 1841 51 46Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Death: December 21, 1842Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States