Elijah Mayhew Sr.Age: 88 years1807–1896
- Name
- Elijah Mayhew Sr.
- Given names
- Elijah
- Surname
- Mayhew
- Name suffix
- Sr.
 Birth | April 15, 1807 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 4 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 | Lydia Farnsworth — View this family October 2, 1832 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 24 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 |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Lucinda Mayhew November 2, 1833 (Age 26 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Lucinda Mayhew November 2, 1833 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Laurana Mayhew December 20, 1834 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Laurana Mayhew September 26, 1835 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 28 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 |
| Birth of a son #3 | Otto Lyman Mayhew October 2, 1836 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Austin Ship Mayhew Sr. October 24, 1838 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Elijah Mayhew Jr. December 3, 1841 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #6 | Elisha Mayhew December 3, 1841 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a son | Elijah Mayhew Jr. December 3, 1841 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a son | Elisha Mayhew December 3, 1841 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Caroline Abigail Mayhew December 18, 1842 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | Elijah Warren Mayhew November 1, 1844 (Age 37 years) |
| Death of a son | Elijah Warren Mayhew November 7, 1845 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #9 | Walter Franklin Mayhew January 17, 1848 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 38 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 49 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 53 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 59 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 59 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 61 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 70 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | January 17, 1896 (Age 88 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove City Cemetery |
| Family with Lydia Farnsworth |
| himself |
Elijah Mayhew Sr. Birth: April 15, 1807 — Levant, Hancock, Massachusetts, United States Death: January 17, 1896 — Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States |
| wife |
Lydia Farnsworth Birth: February 5, 1808 — Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States Death: February 5, 1897 — Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: October 2, 1832 — Shelbyville, Shelby, Indiana, United States |
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13 months daughter |
Lucinda Mayhew Birth: November 2, 1833 26 25 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: November 2, 1833 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Laurana Mayhew Birth: December 20, 1834 27 26 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: September 26, 1835 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States |
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21 months son |
Otto Lyman Mayhew Birth: October 2, 1836 29 28 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: February 6, 1917 — American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States |
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2 years son |
Austin Ship Mayhew Sr. Birth: October 24, 1838 31 30 — La Porte, La Porte, Indiana, United States Death: May 22, 1910 — Giles, Wayne, Utah, United States |
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3 years son |
Elijah Mayhew Jr. Birth: December 3, 1841 34 33 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: December 3, 1841 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States |
| son |
Elisha Mayhew Birth: December 3, 1841 34 33 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: December 3, 1841 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Caroline Abigail Mayhew Birth: December 18, 1842 35 34 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: November 30, 1924 — American Fork, Utah, Utah, United States |
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22 months son |
Elijah Warren Mayhew Birth: November 1, 1844 37 36 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: November 7, 1845 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States |
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3 years son |
Walter Franklin Mayhew Birth: January 17, 1848 40 39 — Edinburgh, Johnson, Indiana, United States Death: June 18, 1914 — Ephraim, Sanpete, Utah, United States |
| Brigham Young Sr. + Lydia Farnsworth |
| wife’s husband |
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 |
| wife |
Lydia Farnsworth Birth: February 5, 1808 — Dorset, Bennington, Vermont, United States Death: February 5, 1897 — Pleasant Grove, Utah, Utah, United States |
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Marriage: May 8, 1870 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |