The Shemwell Family

Margaretta Louise de la Montaigne WoodwardAge: 26 years18391865

Name
Margaretta Louise de la Montaigne Woodward
Given names
Margaretta Louise de la Montaigne
Surname
Woodward
Birth about 1839 37 33
Birth of a sisterJosephine de la Montaigne Woodward
June 9, 1842 (Age 3 years)
Marriage of a parentBrigham Young Sr.Mary Ellen de la MontaigneView this family
February 3, 1846 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 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 22 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
Death July 29, 1865 (Age 26 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pioneer Memorial Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1832
2 years
elder brother
Raymond de la Montaigne “Ray” Woodward
Birth: January 4, 1834 32 28Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Death: January 30, 1898San Bernardino, California, United States
22 months
elder brother
William de la Montaigne Woodward
Birth: November 4, 1835 34 30Monmouth, New Jersey, United States
Death: October 2, 1916San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States
4 years
herself
Margaretta Louise de la Montaigne Woodward
Birth: about 1839 37 33Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Death: July 29, 1865San Bernardino, California, United States
3 years
younger sister
Josephine de la Montaigne Woodward
Birth: June 9, 1842 40 37Chesterfield, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Death: February 18, 1907San Antonio, Bexar, Texas, United States
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