Virginia Elvira FreelandAge: 69 years1830–1900
- Name
- Virginia Elvira Freeland
- Given names
- Virginia Elvira
- Surname
- Freeland
 Birth | November 30, 1830 27 23 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 13 months)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 |
 Birth of a sister | Zaenett Priscilla Freeland March 14, 1833 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | George Thomas Freeland August 12, 1835 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Maria Rebecca Freeland April 5, 1838 (Age 7 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland August 11, 1842 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Priscilla Gover Sewall February 25, 1843 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Frances Diana Dare Freeland November 9, 1844 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Agnes Amelia Freeland June 29, 1847 (Age 16 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 15 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 sister | Agnes Amelia Freeland August 21, 1852 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 26 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 30 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 36 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 36 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth Crane June 15, 1868 (Age 37 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 38 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 |
| Death of a sister | Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland December 28, 1874 (Age 44 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland December 30, 1874 (Age 44 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Saint Paul's Episcopal Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 47 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 father | William Ethelbert Freeland October 5, 1884 (Age 53 years) |
| Death of a sister | Maria Rebecca Freeland September 17, 1886 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a brother | George Thomas Freeland November 14, 1892 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a sister | Frances Diana Dare Freeland March 2, 1893 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 67 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 |
 Death | November 29, 1900 (Age 69 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Ethelbert Freeland Birth: July 28, 1803 42 31 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: October 5, 1884 |
| mother |
Elizabeth Crane Birth: November 1, 1807 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: June 15, 1868 |
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Marriage: — |
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| elder sister |
Fayette Ferdinand Freeland Birth: January 17, 1829 25 21 Death: |
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22 months herself |
Virginia Elvira Freeland Birth: November 30, 1830 27 23 Death: November 29, 1900 |
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2 years younger sister |
Zaenett Priscilla Freeland Birth: March 14, 1833 29 25 — Maryland, United States Death: October 23, 1903 — Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
George Thomas Freeland Birth: August 12, 1835 32 27 Death: November 14, 1892 |
| sister |
Mary Elizabeth Freeland Death: |
| younger sister |
Maria Rebecca Freeland Birth: April 5, 1838 34 30 Death: September 17, 1886 |
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4 years younger sister |
Sallie Eliza Christiana Freeland Birth: August 11, 1842 39 34 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: December 28, 1874 — Prince Frederick, Calvert, Maryland, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Frances Diana Dare Freeland Birth: November 9, 1844 41 37 Death: March 2, 1893 |
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3 years younger sister |
Agnes Amelia Freeland Birth: June 29, 1847 43 39 Death: August 21, 1852 |