Jabez DurfeeAge: 75 years1791–1867
- Name
- Jabez Durfee
- Given names
- Jabez
- Surname
- Durfee
 Birth | December 26, 1791 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 12 months)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 11 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 20 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 40 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 |
 Marriage | Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis — View this family March 3, 1834 (Age 42 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 43 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 54 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 65 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 69 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 75 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 75 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Death | April 1867 (Age 75 years) |
| Family with Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis |
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Jabez Durfee Birth: December 26, 1791 — Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Death: April 1867 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Birth: March 11, 1791 — Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: December 16, 1876 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: March 3, 1834 — Clay, Missouri, United States |
| Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr. + Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis |
| wife’s husband |
Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Sr. Birth: about 1785 Death: about 1811 |
| wife |
Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Birth: March 11, 1791 — Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: December 16, 1876 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: April 13, 1811 — New York, United States |
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9 months step-son |
Gilbert Davis Goldsmith Jr. Birth: about 1811 26 19 Death: about 1847 |
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1 year step-son |
Isaac Goldsmith Birth: about 1811 26 19 Death: about 1811 |
| Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Sr. + Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis |
| wife’s husband |
Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Sr. Birth: January 18, 1788 — Lincolnshire, England Death: April 7, 1832 — Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Birth: March 11, 1791 — Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: December 16, 1876 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: about 1818 — |
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3 years step-son |
Charles Wesley Brackenbury Birth: about 1820 31 28 Death: about 1881 |
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2 years step-son |
Thomas Carr Brackenbury Birth: about 1821 32 29 Death: about 1868 |
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2 years step-son |
Joseph Blanchett Brackenbury Jr. Birth: about 1822 33 30 Death: about 1837 |
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3 years step-son |
Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury Birth: June 2, 1825 37 34 — New London, Huron, Ohio, United States Death: about 1826 — New London, Huron, Ohio, United States |
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23 months step-son |
Benjamin Blanchard Brackenbury Birth: April 27, 1827 39 36 — New London, Huron, Ohio, United States Death: May 8, 1897 — Caldwell, Canyon, Idaho, United States |
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2 years step-son |
John Wesley Brackenbury Birth: August 12, 1829 41 38 — New London, Huron, Ohio, United States Death: July 1, 1902 — Riverside, Riverside, California, United States |
| Joseph Smith Jr. + Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis |
| wife’s husband |
Joseph Smith Jr. Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30 — Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States Death: June 27, 1844 — Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Birth: March 11, 1791 — Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: December 16, 1876 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: before June 1842 — |
| Cornelius Peter Lott + Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis |
| wife’s husband |
Cornelius Peter Lott Birth: September 22, 1798 — New York, New York, New York, United States Death: July 6, 1850 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| wife |
Elizabeth “Eliza” Davis Birth: March 11, 1791 — Riverhead, Suffolk, New York, United States Death: December 16, 1876 — White Cloud, Doniphan, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: January 21, 1846 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |