Richard GreeneAge: 75 years1794–1869
- Name
- Richard Greene
- Given names
- Richard
- Surname
- Greene
 Birth | 1794 38 33 |
 Birth of a brother | Jacob Greene May 7, 1796 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a brother | George Washington Greene Sr. December 26, 1802 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 9 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
| Birth of a brother | Silas Greene 1804 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | David Green 1804 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 18 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 |
| Death of a brother | Jeremiah Greene III 1820 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 38 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 41 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 brother | Enoch Greene December 15, 1837 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a father | Jeremiah Green II December 31, 1839 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary “Polly” Wiseman April 15, 1840 (Age 46 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 52 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 brother | Jacob Greene November 24, 1854 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a brother | Isaac “Flatty” Greene February 18, 1855 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a sister | Joanna Greene June 15, 1857 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 63 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 67 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 73 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 73 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (on the date of death)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 | 1869 (Age 75 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Jeremiah Green II Birth: February 15, 1755 45 43 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 31, 1839 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Mary “Polly” Wiseman Birth: February 16, 1760 — Berks, Pennsylvania, United States Death: April 15, 1840 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: October 31, 1775 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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-17 months elder brother |
Jeremiah Greene III Birth: June 12, 1774 19 14 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: 1820 — Hawkins, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Isaac “Flatty” Greene Birth: July 2, 1776 21 16 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: February 18, 1855 — Meat Camp, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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23 months elder brother |
Enoch Greene Birth: May 26, 1778 23 18 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: December 15, 1837 — Bibb, Georgia, United States |
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3 years elder sister |
Joanna Greene Birth: 1780 24 19 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 15, 1857 — Boone, Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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15 years himself |
Richard Greene Birth: 1794 38 33 — Ashe, North Carolina, United States Death: 1869 — Dade, Missouri, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Jacob Greene Birth: May 7, 1796 41 36 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: November 24, 1854 — Watauga, North Carolina, United States |
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7 years younger brother |
George Washington Greene Sr. Birth: December 26, 1802 47 42 — Haywood, North Carolina, United States Death: March 21, 1890 |
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2 years younger brother |
Silas Greene Birth: 1804 48 43 — Jackson, North Carolina, United States Death: November 20, 1889 — Jackson, North Carolina, United States |
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1 year younger brother |
David Green Birth: 1804 48 43 — Buncombe, North Carolina, United States Death: 1890 — Murray, Georgia, United States |