Mary GibbsAge: 78 years1809–1888
- Name
- Mary Gibbs
- Given names
- Mary
- Surname
- Gibbs
- Married name
- Mary Bigelow
 Birth | June 26, 1809 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 2 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 |
 Marriage | Nahum Bigelow — View this family December 12, 1826 (Age 17 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary Jane Bigelow October 15, 1827 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Lucy Bigelow October 3, 1830 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 22 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 26 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 child | Brigham Young Sr. — Mary Jane Bigelow — View this family Type: Religious marriage March 14, 1847 (Age 37 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Brigham Young Sr. — Lucy Bigelow — View this family Type: Religious marriage March 20, 1847 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 36 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 husband | Nahum Bigelow January 28, 1851 (Age 41 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Horace Ephraim “Potter” Roberts — Mary Jane Bigelow — View this family September 29, 1851 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Eudora Lovina “Dora” Young May 12, 1852 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Susan Amelia “Susa” Young March 18, 1856 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | John “Chief Bear John” Bair — Mary Jane Bigelow — View this family Type: Religious marriage April 8, 1856 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Daniel Durham Hunt — Mary Jane Bigelow — View this family Type: Religious marriage February 14, 1859 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 47 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Rhoda Mabel Young February 22, 1863 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 51 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 57 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 57 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Marriage of a child | Philander “Philip” Bell — Mary Jane Bigelow — View this family April 9, 1868 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Mary Jane Bigelow September 26, 1868 (Age 59 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 59 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 68 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | April 19, 1888 (Age 78 years) |
| Family with Nahum Bigelow |
| husband |
Nahum Bigelow Birth: February 9, 1785 — Brandon, Rutland, Vermont, United States Death: January 28, 1851 — Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States |
| herself |
Mary Gibbs Birth: June 26, 1809 — Lisle, Broome, New York, United States Death: April 19, 1888 — Saint George, Washington, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: December 12, 1826 — Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States |
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10 months daughter |
Mary Jane Bigelow Birth: October 15, 1827 42 18 — Lawrenceville, Lawrence, Illinois, United States Death: September 26, 1868 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Lucy Bigelow Birth: October 3, 1830 45 21 — Charleston, Clark, Illinois, United States Death: February 3, 1905 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |