Dionitia WalkerAge: 78 years1816–1894
- Name
- Dionitia Walker
- Given names
- Dionitia
- Surname
- Walker
- Married name
- Dionitia Lyman
 Birth | March 10, 1816 33 36 |
 Birth of a sister | Nancy Reeder Walker December 8, 1817 (Age 20 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Eveline Crissy Walker May 16, 1823 (Age 7 years) |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 15 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 19 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 |
| Death of a father | Oliver Walker April 13, 1843 (Age 27 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Brigham Young Sr. — Nancy Cressy — View this family Type: Religious marriage February 6, 1846 (Age 29 years) |
| Death of a sister | Nancy Reeder Walker January 28, 1847 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 29 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 40 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 45 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 50 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 50 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 52 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 mother | Nancy Cressy December 17, 1871 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Cressy Walker February 7, 1872 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 61 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | July 11, 1894 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Minersville Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Oliver Walker Birth: July 10, 1782 — Manhattan, New York, New York, United States Death: April 13, 1843 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Cressy Birth: January 20, 1780 — New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States Death: December 17, 1871 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: February 8, 1803 — |
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15 months elder brother |
John R Walker Birth: May 13, 1804 21 24 — New York City, New York, New York, United States Death: |
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20 months elder sister |
Hannah Walker Birth: about 1805 22 24 — New York City, New York, New York, United States Death: July 1, 1813 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States |
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3 years elder brother |
William Cressy Walker Birth: June 26, 1807 24 27 — New York City, New York, New York, United States Death: February 7, 1872 |
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18 months elder sister |
Mary Ann Walker Birth: December 13, 1808 26 28 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States Death: May 1, 1913 |
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13 months elder brother |
Alfred Walker Birth: January 7, 1810 27 29 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States Death: January 7, 1813 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Sarah Walker Birth: May 7, 1812 29 32 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States Death: January 7, 1813 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States |
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20 months elder brother |
Julian Walker Birth: January 10, 1814 31 33 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States Death: September 1814 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States |
| elder sister |
Julia Ann Walker Birth: January 10, 1814 31 33 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States Death: September 1814 — Essex, Essex, New York, United States |
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2 years herself |
Dionitia Walker Birth: March 10, 1816 33 36 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States Death: July 11, 1894 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Nancy Reeder Walker Birth: December 8, 1817 35 37 — Dayton, Montgomery, Ohio, United States Death: January 28, 1847 — Winter Quarters, Douglas, Nebraska, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Eveline Crissy Walker Birth: May 16, 1823 40 43 — Winchester, Randolph, Indiana, United States Death: September 25, 1912 — Lyman, Uinta, Wyoming, United States |
| Mother’s family with Brigham Young Sr. |
| step-father |
Brigham Young Sr. Birth: June 1, 1801 38 36 — Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States Death: August 29, 1877 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| mother |
Nancy Cressy Birth: January 20, 1780 — New Brunswick, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States Death: December 17, 1871 — Minersville, Beaver, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: February 6, 1846 — Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States |