Martha BowkerAge: 68 years1822–1890
- Name
- Martha Bowker
- Given names
- Martha
- Surname
- Bowker
- Married name
- Martha Young
![]() | January 24, 1822 |
![]() | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 9 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 13 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 |
![]() | Brigham Young Sr. — View this family January 21, 1846 (Age 23 years) |
![]() | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 23 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 |
![]() | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 34 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
![]() #1 | Ida Ames Young December 30, 1860 (Age 38 years) |
![]() | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 39 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 44 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 44 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
![]() | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 46 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 |
![]() | Brigham Young Sr. August 29, 1877 (Age 55 years) |
![]() | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 55 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
![]() | September 26, 1890 (Age 68 years) |
![]() | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mormon Pioneer Memorial |
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Brigham Young Sr. + Miriam Angeline Works - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Ann Angell - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Lucy Ann “Luca” Decker - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Augusta Adams - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Harriett Elizabeth Cook - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Clarissa Caroline “Clara” Decker - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Emily Dow Partridge - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Clarissa Ross - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Louisa Beaman - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Elizabeth “Betsy” Fairchild - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Eliza Roxcy Snow - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Clarissa “Clara” Blake - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Rebecca Greenleaf Holman - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Diana Severance Chase - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Susannah “Susan” Snively - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Olive Gray Frost - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Ann Clark - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Margaret Pierce - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Harvey Pierce - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Emmeline Free - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Elizabeth Rollins - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Margaret Maria Alley - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Emily Haws - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Olive Martha Andrews - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Ellen Rockwood - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Abigail Jerusha Marks - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Jemima Angell - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Phebe Ann Morton - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Cynthia Porter - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Maria Lawrence - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Rhoda Richards - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Eliza Nelson - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Zina Diantha Huntington - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Amy Cecilia Cooper - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Ellen de la Montaigne - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Abigail Harback - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Ann Turley - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Julia Foster - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Naamah Kendel Jenkins Carter - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Nancy Cressy - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Jane Terry - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Jane Bigelow - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Lucy Bigelow - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Sarah Malin - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Eliza Burgess - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Oldfield - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Eliza Babcock - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Catherine Reese - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Harriet Emeline Barney - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Harriett Amelia Folsom - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Ann Eliza Webb - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Mary Van Cott - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Elizabeth Jones - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Lydia Farnsworth - View this family |
Brigham Young Sr. + Hannah Dorcas Tapfield - View this family |