Margaret Buffum BarkerAge: 79 years1829–1909
- Name
- Margaret Buffum Barker
- Given names
- Margaret Buffum
- Surname
- Barker
- Married name
- Margaret Buffum Cates
 Birth | April 9, 1829 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 2 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 6 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 |
 Marriage | Charles Bunker Cates — View this family December 3, 1846 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 16 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 27 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#1 | Dr. Horace Getchell Cates May 22, 1863 (Age 34 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 31 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 37 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 37 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 39 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 48 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a husband | Charles Bunker Cates January 10, 1888 (Age 58 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dr. Horace Getchell Cates — Ella Van Every — View this family May 16, 1888 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Charles Barker Cates May 9, 1889 (Age 60 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ella Margaret Cates July 23, 1890 (Age 61 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Dr. Horace Getchell Cates — Mary Ellen Bicknell — View this family June 15, 1895 (Age 66 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Mildred Nancy Cates October 30, 1896 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 68 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Horace Bicknell Cates September 20, 1903 (Age 74 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #5 | Mary Edna Cates June 12, 1908 (Age 79 years) |
 Death | March 17, 1909 (Age 79 years) |
| Family with Charles Bunker Cates |
| husband |
Charles Bunker Cates Birth: September 19, 1820 — East Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States Death: January 10, 1888 — Santa Monica, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| herself |
Margaret Buffum Barker Birth: April 9, 1829 — Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States Death: March 17, 1909 — Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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Marriage: December 3, 1846 — Rhode Island, United States |
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17 years son |
Dr. Horace Getchell Cates Birth: May 22, 1863 42 34 — East Vassalboro, Kennebec, Maine, United States Death: March 27, 1911 — Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Dr. Horace Getchell Cates - Household
1113 Orange Street Bell, Los Angeles, California
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