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Elizabeth “Betsy” PattersonAge: 44 years18021846

Name
Elizabeth “Betsy” Patterson
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Patterson
Nickname
Betsy
Birth about 1802 48 49
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 12 months)

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 brotherEnglish Patterson
about 1804 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 10 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
Robert Patterson
April 13, 1832 (Age 30 years)

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 30 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 33 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 brotherJohn Robert Patterson
about 1838 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (on the date of death)
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 about 1846 (Age 44 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: about 1776Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
William “Billy” Patterson
Birth: about 1777 23 24Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death: November 1850Washington, Tennessee, United States
2 years
elder brother
9 years
elder brother
8 years
elder sister
3 years
elder sister
Mary Patterson
Birth: about 1795 41 42Hawkins, Tennessee, United States
Death:
14 months
elder brother
5 years
elder sister
19 months
herself
Elizabeth “Betsy” Patterson
Birth: about 1802 48 49Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1846Dickson, Tennessee, United States
3 years
younger brother
sister
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herself
Elizabeth “Betsy” Patterson
Birth: about 1802 48 49Anderson, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1846Dickson, Tennessee, United States
daughter
son
daughter

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