 Birth | about 1778 24 25 |
 Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
 Birth of a brother | John Robert Patterson about 1786 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sarah “Sallie” Patterson about 1793 (Age 15 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mary Patterson about 1795 (Age 17 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Matthew Patterson March 11, 1796 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 15 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a sister | Amelia Lonesome “Millie” Patterson May 29, 1801 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth “Betsy” Patterson about 1802 (Age 24 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 25 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 | English Patterson about 1804 (Age 26 years) |
 Marriage | Elizabeth Winfrey — View this family December 20, 1810 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 34 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 |
| Birth of a son #1 | English W Patterson about 1818 (Age 40 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Clark Patterson about 1820 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Martha W Patterson November 5, 1822 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 54 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 57 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 | John Robert Patterson about 1838 (Age 60 years) |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth “Betsy” Patterson about 1846 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a mother | Nancy Elizabeth English about 1847 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 68 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 father | William “Billy” Patterson about 1849 (Age 71 years) |
| Death of a brother | William “Billy” Patterson November 1850 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 79 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Death | March 1860 (Age 82 years) Cause of death: Old Age |