Reuben BartonAge: 80 years1811–1891
- Name
- Reuben Barton
- Given names
- Reuben
- Surname
- Barton
 Birth | January 9, 1811 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 11 months)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 20 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 24 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 |
 Marriage | Almera Woodard Johnson — View this family November 16, 1845 (Age 34 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary Ellen Barton July 21, 1846 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Ellen Barton August 17, 1848 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 34 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Sarah Delcina “Dellie” Barton April 29, 1849 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Lois Elvira Barton April 19, 1851 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 45 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 50 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 55 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 55 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 57 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 daughter | Sarah Delcina “Dellie” Barton March 23, 1870 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 66 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | April 2, 1891 (Age 80 years) |
| Family with Almera Woodard Johnson |
| himself |
Reuben Barton Birth: January 9, 1811 — Plainfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Death: April 2, 1891 — Weston, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States |
| wife |
Almera Woodard Johnson Birth: October 12, 1812 39 29 — Westfield, Orleans, Vermont, United States Death: March 4, 1896 — Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: November 16, 1845 — |
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8 months daughter |
Mary Ellen Barton Birth: July 21, 1846 35 33 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: August 17, 1848 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Sarah Delcina “Dellie” Barton Birth: April 29, 1849 38 36 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: March 23, 1870 — Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Lois Elvira Barton Birth: April 19, 1851 40 38 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: September 2, 1893 — Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States |
| Joseph Smith Jr. + Almera Woodard Johnson |
| 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 |
Almera Woodard Johnson Birth: October 12, 1812 39 29 — Westfield, Orleans, Vermont, United States Death: March 4, 1896 — Parowan, Iron, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: about 1843 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |