Robert PierceAge: 86 years1797–1884
- Name
- Robert Pierce
- Given names
- Robert
- Surname
- Pierce
 Birth | April 11, 1797 |
 Marriage | Hannah Harvey — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 5 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 14 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary Harvey Pierce November 29, 1821 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Margaret Pierce April 19, 1823 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 34 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 38 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 child | Morris Whitesides — Margaret Pierce — View this family July 23, 1844 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Brigham Young Sr. — Mary Harvey Pierce — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 16, 1845 (Age 47 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Brigham Young Sr. — Margaret Pierce — View this family Type: Religious marriage January 16, 1845 (Age 47 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Harvey Pierce March 16, 1847 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 48 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 grandson #1 | Brigham Morris Young Sr. January 18, 1854 (Age 56 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 59 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 63 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 69 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 69 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 71 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 wife | Hannah Harvey October 26, 1872 (Age 75 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 80 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | March 27, 1884 (Age 86 years) |
| Family with Hannah Harvey |
| himself |
Robert Pierce Birth: April 11, 1797 — Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Death: March 27, 1884 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| wife |
Hannah Harvey Birth: June 4, 1802 — Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Death: October 26, 1872 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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| daughter |
Mary Harvey Pierce Birth: November 29, 1821 24 19 — Willistown, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Death: March 16, 1847 — Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States |
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17 months daughter |
Margaret Pierce Birth: April 19, 1823 26 20 — Aston, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States Death: January 16, 1907 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |