The Shemwell Family

Peter MossierAge: 48 years18381886

Name
Peter Mossier
Given names
Peter
Surname
Mossier
Birth January 31, 1838
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 7 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Margaatet A Mossier
June 25, 1858 (Age 20 years)

MarriageZada Jane KeelinView this family
July 11, 1858 (Age 20 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 18 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Birth of a son
#2
J W Mossier
1861 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a son
#3
T S Mossier
1863 (Age 24 years)

Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 23 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
Birth of a son
#4
George A Mossier
1865 (Age 26 years)

Death of a sonT S Mossier
1866 (Age 27 years)

Birth of a son
#5
James F Mossier
1867 (Age 28 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 28 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 28 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a sonJ W Mossier
1868 (Age 29 years)

Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 30 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
Birth of a son
#6
Peter E Mossier
March 14, 1870 (Age 32 years)

Birth of a son
#7
Charles H Mossier
1872 (Age 33 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Silas E Mossier
February 7, 1876 (Age 38 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 39 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Marriage of a childBenjamen Martique JamesMargaatet A MossierView this family
May 5, 1880 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Otto Domand James
February 20, 1881 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a son
#9
Enos Mossier
November 15, 1881 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
Willam Martique James
1882 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a daughter
#10
Infant Mossier
May 2, 1884 (Age 46 years)

Death of a daughterInfant Mossier
May 3, 1884 (Age 46 years)

Death of a daughterMargaatet A Mossier
August 6, 1886 (Age 48 years)

Death September 17, 1886 (Age 48 years)
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Marriage: July 11, 1858
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