Orra Metcalf LiskAge: 84 years1819–1904
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![]() | February 10, 1819 |
![]() | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 12 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 |
![]() | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 16 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 |
![]() | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 26 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 |
![]() | Olive Martha Andrews — View this family about 1849 (Age 29 years) |
![]() #1 | Kate Lisk August 10, 1853 (Age 34 years) |
![]() | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 37 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
![]() | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 42 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 |
![]() | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 47 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 |
![]() | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 47 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
![]() | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 49 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 |
![]() | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 58 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
![]() | Olive Martha Andrews November 1879 (Age 60 years) |
![]() | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 79 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 |
![]() | January 14, 1904 (Age 84 years) |
Family with Olive Martha Andrews |
himself |
Orra Metcalf Lisk Birth: February 10, 1819 — Cooperstown, Otsego, New York, United States Death: January 14, 1904 — Blandinsville, McDonough, Illinois, United States |
wife |
Olive Martha Andrews Birth: September 24, 1818 — Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States Death: November 1879 — Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States |
Marriage: about 1849 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States |
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5 years daughter |
Kate Lisk Birth: August 10, 1853 34 34 — New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States Death: February 15, 1940 |
Joseph Smith Jr. + Olive Martha Andrews |
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 |
Olive Martha Andrews Birth: September 24, 1818 — Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States Death: November 1879 — Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States |
Marriage: before 1844 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
Samuel Kingsley + Olive Martha Andrews |
wife’s husband |
Samuel Kingsley Birth: January 17, 1808 — Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States Death: about 1849 — Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States |
wife |
Olive Martha Andrews Birth: September 24, 1818 — Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States Death: November 1879 — Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States |
Marriage: about 1838 — Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States |
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2 years step-son |
Samuel Omar Kingsley Birth: about 1839 30 20 — Beardstown, Cass, Illinois, United States Death: April 3, 1877 — Bombay, India |
Lyman Omer Littlefield + Olive Martha Andrews |
wife’s husband |
Lyman Omer Littlefield Birth: November 22, 1819 — Verona, Oneida, New York, United States Death: September 1, 1893 — Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States |
wife |
Olive Martha Andrews Birth: September 24, 1818 — Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States Death: November 1879 — Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States |
Marriage: February 16, 1840 — Liberty, Adams, Illinois, United States |
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22 months step-daughter |
Mariah Littlefield Birth: about 1841 21 22 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: about 1841 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
2 years step-son |
Edward Lytton Littlefield Birth: about 1842 22 23 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: about 1842 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
11 months step-son |
Hyrum O Littlefield Birth: November 1842 22 24 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: August 27, 1843 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
9 months step-daughter |
Donna Isora Littlefield Birth: August 14, 1843 23 24 — Ramus, Hancock, Illinois, United States Death: March 9, 1928 — Maryville, Nodaway, Missouri, United States |
Brigham Young Sr. + Olive Martha Andrews |
wife’s husband |
Brigham Young Sr. Birth: June 1, 1801 38 36 — Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States Death: August 29, 1877 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
wife |
Olive Martha Andrews Birth: September 24, 1818 — Livermore, Androscoggin, Maine, United States Death: November 1879 — Ashtabula, Ashtabula, Ohio, United States |
Marriage: January 15, 1846 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |