The Shemwell Family

Sarah Sophia HallAge: 87 years18231910

Name
Sarah Sophia Hall
Given names
Sarah Sophia
Surname
Hall
Birth March 2, 1823 34 32
Birth of a brotherWilliam Estes Hall
December 21, 1826 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterCatherine Whitney Hall
April 13, 1828 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a brotherHenry Lewis Hall
April 14, 1832 (Age 9 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 8 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 12 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.Abigail HarbackView this family
Type: Religious marriage
February 3, 1846 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 22 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 motherAbigail Harback
March 25, 1849 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherCalvin Hall
March 1, 1855 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 33 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 sisterMartha Spring Hall
March 22, 1861 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 38 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 43 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 43 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 45 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 54 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Death of a brotherEdwin Calvin Hall
July 7, 1882 (Age 59 years)
Death of a sisterCandace A Hall
February 5, 1885 (Age 61 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Estes Hall
March 13, 1893 (Age 70 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 75 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
Death of a brotherThomas Leander Hall
April 20, 1909 (Age 86 years)
Death August 20, 1910 (Age 87 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: August 28, 1812Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
4 months
elder sister
Abigail Hall
Birth: December 20, 1812 23 22Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death:
2 years
elder brother
Edwin Calvin Hall
Birth: March 12, 1815 26 24Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death: July 7, 1882Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
2 years
elder brother
Thomas Leander Hall
Birth: April 6, 1817 28 26Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death: April 20, 1909Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
3 years
elder sister
Martha Spring Hall
Birth: November 21, 1819 30 29Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death: March 22, 1861Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
14 months
elder sister
Candace A Hall
Birth: January 21, 1821 31 30Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death: February 5, 1885Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
2 years
herself
Sarah Sophia Hall
Birth: March 2, 1823 34 32Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death: August 20, 1910Pardeeville, Columbia, Wisconsin, United States
4 years
younger brother
William Estes Hall
Birth: December 21, 1826 37 36Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death: March 13, 1893Marlborough, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
16 months
younger sister
Catherine Whitney Hall
Birth: April 13, 1828 39 37Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death: January 21, 1927Anoka, Minnesota, United States
4 years
younger brother
Henry Lewis Hall
Birth: April 14, 1832 43 41Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States
Death:
Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr. - View this family
step-father
Brigham Young Sr.
Birth: June 1, 1801 38 36Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States
Death: August 29, 1877Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
mother
Marriage: February 3, 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States