The Shemwell Family

Mary Jane KelseyAge: 34 years18361870

Name
Mary Jane Kelsey
Given names
Mary Jane
Surname
Kelsey
Birth about 1836 50 44
Death of a fatherEli Kelsey
January 15, 1836
Marriage of a parentJohn PierceMary OldfieldView this family
January 29, 1843 (Age 7 years)
Death of a brotherFitch Woodruff Kelsey
December 10, 1845 (Age 9 years)
Marriage of a parentJohn GribbleMary OldfieldView this family
April 1846 (Age 10 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 10 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
Marriage of a parentBrigham Young Sr.Mary OldfieldView this family
Type: Religious marriage
December 16, 1852 (Age 16 years)
Death of a brotherEdson Shepherd Kelsey
about 1855 (Age 19 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 21 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 25 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 31 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 31 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 33 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 about 1870 (Age 34 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: December 1, 1805New York, United States
13 months
elder brother
Fitch Woodruff Kelsey
Birth: about 1806 20 14Benton, Ontario, New York, United States
Death: December 10, 1845Randolph, Indiana, United States
3 years
elder brother
Edson Shepherd Kelsey
Birth: about 1808 22 16Benton, Ontario, New York, United States
Death: about 1855
10 years
elder sister
Catherine Kelsey
Birth: about 1817 31 25Benton, Ontario, New York, United States
Death: about 1824
3 years
elder brother
Eli Brazee Kelsey Sr.
Birth: October 27, 1819 34 28Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Death: March 27, 1885Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
2 years
elder brother
George William Kelsey
Birth: about 1821 35 29Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Death: about 1827
16 years
herself
Mary Jane Kelsey
Birth: about 1836 50 44Portsmouth, Scioto, Ohio, United States
Death: about 1870
Mother’s family with John Pierce - View this family
step-father
John Pierce
Birth: January 15, 1780Westmoreland, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States
Death: September 13, 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
mother
Marriage: January 29, 1843Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
Mother’s family with John Gribble - View this family
step-father
John Gribble
Birth: August 10, 1788Crediton, Devonshire, England
Death: August 1, 1874Payson, Utah, Utah, United States
mother
Marriage: April 1846Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, 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: December 16, 1852Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States