The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Ann SmithAge: 81 years18001882

Name
Elizabeth Ann Smith
Given names
Elizabeth Ann
Surname
Smith
Married name
Elizabeth Ann Whitney
Birth December 26, 1800
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 2 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 11 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
MarriageNewel Kimball WhitneyView this family
October 20, 1822 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Horace Kimball Whitney Sr.
July 25, 1823 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Sarah Ann Whitney
March 22, 1825 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 31 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 34 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 of a childJoseph Smith Jr.Sarah Ann WhitneyView this family
Type: Religious marriage
July 27, 1842 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childJoseph Corrodon KingsburySarah Ann WhitneyView this family
April 29, 1843 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childHeber Chase KimballSarah Ann WhitneyView this family
Type: Religious marriage
March 17, 1845 (Age 44 years)
Marriage of a childHorace Kimball Whitney Sr.Helen Mar KimballView this family
February 4, 1846 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
David Kimball
March 8, 1846 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Helen Rosebelle Whitney
May 6, 1847 (Age 46 years)
Death of a granddaughterHelen Rosebelle Whitney
May 6, 1847 (Age 46 years)
Death of a grandsonDavid Kimball
August 18, 1847 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
William Howard Whitney
August 17, 1848 (Age 47 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
David Orson Kimball
August 22, 1848 (Age 47 years)
Death of a grandsonWilliam Howard Whitney
August 23, 1848 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 45 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
Death of a grandsonDavid Orson Kimball
April 16, 1849 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Horace Kimball Whitney Jr.
September 1, 1849 (Age 48 years)
Death of a grandsonHorace Kimball Whitney Jr.
September 1, 1849 (Age 48 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Dorice H Kimball
February 26, 1850 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
David Heber Kimball
February 26, 1850 (Age 49 years)
Death of a husbandNewel Kimball Whitney
September 23, 1850 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Newel Whitney Kimball
May 19, 1852 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Vilate Murray Whitney
June 2, 1853 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Orson Ferguson Whitney
June 1, 1855 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Horace Heber Kimball
September 3, 1855 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Sarah Maria Kimball
May 4, 1857 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#13
Elizabeth Ann “Lily” Whitney
November 27, 1857 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 56 years)

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 granddaughter
#14
Genevieve Whitney
March 13, 1860 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
Joshua Heber Kimball
February 23, 1861 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#16
Helen Kimball Whitney
March 24, 1862 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a grandson
#17
Charles Spaulding Whitney
November 21, 1864 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 60 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#18
Florence Marion Whitney
April 4, 1867 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 66 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 66 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a granddaughter
#19
Phoebe Isabel Whitney
September 24, 1869 (Age 68 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 68 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 granddaughterVilate Murray Whitney
February 5, 1870 (Age 69 years)
Death of a daughterSarah Ann Whitney
September 4, 1873 (Age 72 years)
Death of a granddaughterPhoebe Isabel Whitney
July 23, 1874 (Age 73 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 77 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death February 15, 1882 (Age 81 years)
Family with Newel Kimball Whitney - View this family
husband
Newel Kimball Whitney
Birth: February 5, 1795Marlboro, Windham, Vermont, United States
Death: September 23, 1850Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
herself
Elizabeth Ann Smith
Birth: December 26, 1800Derby, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
Death: February 15, 1882Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Marriage: October 20, 1822Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States
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son
20 months
daughter

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