Joseph Alvin LymanAge: 69 years1856–1925
- Name
- Joseph Alvin Lyman
- Given names
- Joseph Alvin
- Surname
- Lyman
 Birth | December 13, 1856 43 36 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 19 days)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Birth of a sister | Lucy Zina Lyman August 26, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 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 10 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 10 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 12 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 father | Amasa Mason Lyman Sr. February 4, 1877 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Lydia Clisbee June 9, 1878 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 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 sister | Caroline Eliza “Carlie” Lyman March 20, 1879 (Age 22 years) |
| Death of a mother | Eliza Maria Partridge March 2, 1886 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 of a brother | Platte De Alton Lyman November 13, 1901 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 60 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 61 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
 Death | December 18, 1925 (Age 69 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mayfield Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Amasa Mason Lyman Sr. Birth: March 30, 1813 — Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States Death: February 4, 1877 — Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
| mother |
Eliza Maria Partridge Birth: April 20, 1820 26 26 — Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States Death: March 2, 1886 — Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: January 13, 1846 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
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6 months elder brother |
Don Carlos Lyman Birth: July 14, 1846 33 26 — Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States Death: December 12, 1846 — Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Platte De Alton Lyman Birth: August 20, 1848 35 28 — Goshen, Wyoming, United States Death: November 13, 1901 — Bluff, San Juan, Utah, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Caroline Eliza “Carlie” Lyman Birth: August 1, 1851 38 31 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death: March 20, 1879 — Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States |
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5 years himself |
Joseph Alvin Lyman Birth: December 13, 1856 43 36 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death: December 18, 1925 — Mayfield, Sanpete, Utah, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Lucy Zina Lyman Birth: August 26, 1860 47 40 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States Death: January 4, 1930 — Blanding, San Juan, Utah, United States |
| Father’s family with Caroline Ely Partridge |
| father |
Amasa Mason Lyman Sr. Birth: March 30, 1813 — Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States Death: February 4, 1877 — Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
| step-mother |
Caroline Ely Partridge Birth: January 8, 1827 33 33 — Painesville, Geauga, Ohio, United States Death: May 5, 1908 — Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: September 6, 1844 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
| Father’s family with Lydia Partridge |
| father |
Amasa Mason Lyman Sr. Birth: March 30, 1813 — Lyme, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States Death: February 4, 1877 — Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
| step-mother |
Lydia Partridge Birth: May 8, 1830 36 36 — Painesville, Geauga, Ohio, United States Death: January 16, 1875 — Fillmore, Millard, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: February 7, 1853 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Mother’s family with Joseph Smith Jr. |
| step-father |
Joseph Smith Jr. Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30 — Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States Death: June 27, 1844 — Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Eliza Maria Partridge Birth: April 20, 1820 26 26 — Painesville, Lake, Ohio, United States Death: March 2, 1886 — Oak City, Millard, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: March 8, 1843 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |