The Shemwell Family

Name
Solomon Angell
Given names
Solomon
Surname
Angell
Birth April 21, 1806 29 20
Birth of a brotherHiram Angell
July 17, 1807 (Age 14 months)
Birth of a brotherTruman Osborn Angell
June 5, 1810 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a brotherWashington M Angell
October 8, 1812 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a sisterPhebe Ann Angell
October 12, 1813 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 5 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 brotherJames Angell
December 7, 1821 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterAbigail Morton Angell
June 1823 (Age 17 years)
Death of a sisterAbigail Morton Angell
October 10, 1824 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a sisterCaroline Frances Angell
October 3, 1825 (Age 19 years)
Death of a brotherJames Angell
January 17, 1828 (Age 21 years)
Death of a brotherWashington M Angell
January 19, 1828 (Age 21 years)
Death of a brotherHiram Angell
September 7, 1829 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 25 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 29 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 parentBrigham Young Sr.Phebe Ann MortonView this family
Type: Religious marriage
January 28, 1846 (Age 39 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 39 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 fatherJames William Angell
November 7, 1851 (Age 45 years)
Death of a motherPhebe Ann Morton
November 15, 1854 (Age 48 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 50 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death of a sisterPhebe Ann Angell
about 1860 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 54 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 60 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 60 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a sisterJemima Angell
July 16, 1869 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 62 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 71 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death September 20, 1881 (Age 75 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Leeds Cemetery
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