 Birth | November 26, 1796 28 27 |
 Birth of a brother | Nelson Fields July 3, 1798 (Age 19 months) |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Birth of a sister | Matilda Fields June 22, 1803 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Absolom Fields June 29, 1803 (Age 6 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 6 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 sister | Patsy Fields January 20, 1805 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Polly Fields May 3, 1807 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Martha Fields September 3, 1809 (Age 12 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 15 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 |
 Marriage | Delilah Beasley — View this family February 22, 1820 (Age 23 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields May 10, 1822 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | James Absolum Fields May 1, 1824 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Allen J Fields March 2, 1826 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Pheribay D Fields August 5, 1828 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Thomas J Fields March 10, 1832 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 35 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 38 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 mother | Mary “Polly” Dodd May 29, 1836 (Age 39 years) |
| Death of a father | Nelson Fields February 11, 1839 (Age 42 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Robert Nelson Pleasant Fields — Permelia A Brand — View this family February 12, 1846 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 49 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 | August 26, 1847 (Age 50 years) |