Patsey EdwardsAge: 64 years1814–1878
- Name
- Patsey Edwards
- Given names
- Patsey
- Surname
- Edwards
 Birth | about 1814 56 34 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: 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 half-brother | Newtt Edwards 1815 (Age 12 months) |
| Birth of a sister | Nancy Edwards about 1819 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | David Edwards September 26, 1819 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Andrew Jackson Edwards January 22, 1822 (Age 8 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 18 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 21 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 | David Edwards Jr. July 11, 1839 (Age 25 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 32 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 mother | Alicey Johnson 1854 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 43 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 47 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 53 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 53 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 55 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 64 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
 Death | September 24, 1878 (Age 64 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
David Edwards Jr. Birth: 1758 28 — Courtland, Southampton, Virginia, United States Death: July 11, 1839 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| mother |
Alicey Johnson Birth: 1780 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1854 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: 1797 — Nash, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years elder brother |
Gideon Edwards Birth: 1801 43 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: 1890 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Hugh H Edwards Birth: July 19, 1802 44 22 — Virginia, United States Death: August 27, 1882 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years elder brother |
John Edwards Birth: 1808 50 28 Death: |
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6 years elder sister |
Polly Edwards Birth: about 1813 55 33 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years herself |
Patsey Edwards Birth: about 1814 56 34 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: September 24, 1878 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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6 years younger sister |
Nancy Edwards Birth: about 1819 61 39 Death: |
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3 years younger brother |
Andrew Jackson Edwards Birth: January 22, 1822 64 42 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States Death: September 28, 1885 |
| sister |
Hicksey Ann Edwards Death: |
| sister |
Sallie Edwards Death: |
| Father’s family with Margaret Willis |
| father |
David Edwards Jr. Birth: 1758 28 — Courtland, Southampton, Virginia, United States Death: July 11, 1839 — Weir, Muhlenberg, Kentucky, United States |
| step-mother |
Margaret Willis Death: |
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Marriage: April 25, 1784 — Southampton, Virginia, United States |
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| half-brother |
Newtt Edwards Death: 1815 — Southampton, Virginia, United States |