The Shemwell Family

Vilate Murray WhitneyAge: 16 years18531870

Name
Vilate Murray Whitney
Given names
Vilate Murray
Surname
Whitney
Birth June 2, 1853 29 24
Birth of a brotherOrson Ferguson Whitney
June 1, 1855 (Age 23 months)
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Ann “Lily” Whitney
November 27, 1857 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 3 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 sisterGenevieve Whitney
March 13, 1860 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterHelen Kimball Whitney
March 24, 1862 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a brotherCharles Spaulding Whitney
November 21, 1864 (Age 11 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 7 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 sisterFlorence Marion Whitney
April 4, 1867 (Age 13 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherVilate Murray
October 22, 1867 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 13 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 13 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a maternal grandfatherHeber Chase Kimball
June 24, 1868 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterPhoebe Isabel Whitney
September 24, 1869 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 15 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 February 5, 1870 (Age 16 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Kimball-Whitney Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: February 4, 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
15 months
elder sister
Helen Rosebelle Whitney
Birth: May 6, 1847 23 18Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
Death: May 6, 1847Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States
15 months
elder brother
William Howard Whitney
Birth: August 17, 1848 25 19Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: August 23, 1848Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
1 year
elder brother
Horace Kimball Whitney Jr.
Birth: September 1, 1849 26 21Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: September 1, 1849Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
4 years
herself
Vilate Murray Whitney
Birth: June 2, 1853 29 24Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: February 5, 1870Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years
younger brother
Orson Ferguson Whitney
Birth: June 1, 1855 31 26Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: May 16, 1931Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
3 years
younger sister
Elizabeth Ann “Lily” Whitney
Birth: November 27, 1857 34 29Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: May 7, 1905Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years
younger sister
Genevieve Whitney
Birth: March 13, 1860 36 31Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: June 12, 1901Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years
younger sister
Helen Kimball Whitney
Birth: March 24, 1862 38 33Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: February 13, 1927Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
3 years
younger brother
Charles Spaulding Whitney
Birth: November 21, 1864 41 36Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: August 4, 1886Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years
younger sister
Florence Marion Whitney
Birth: April 4, 1867 43 38Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: April 18, 1930Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
3 years
younger sister
Phoebe Isabel Whitney
Birth: September 24, 1869 46 41Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Death: July 23, 1874Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
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step-father
Joseph Smith Jr.
Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: May 1843Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States

Vilate Murray Whitney has 10 first cousins recorded