Joshua Marsden GrandinAge: 82 years1814–1897
- Name
- Joshua Marsden Grandin
- Given names
- Joshua Marsden
- Surname
- Grandin
 Birth | April 3, 1814 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 17 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 21 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 | Ann Dove Shemwell — View this family February 19, 1841 (Age 26 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 31 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 |
 Census | October 3, 1850 (Age 36 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Mary Seabury Grandin May 1857 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 42 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Military | Civil War - Confederate Army Chaplain July 24, 1863 (Age 49 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 46 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 52 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 52 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 54 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 |
| Census | June 1, 1870 (Age 56 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Ann Virginia Grandin December 20, 1875 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a daughter | Ann Virginia Grandin November 11, 1876 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 63 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Louise Bennett January 1879 (Age 64 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Andrew Jackson Bennett — Mary Seabury Grandin — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 28, 1879 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | Grandin Lyne Bennett September 8, 1882 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Gatewood Seabury Bennett March 31, 1884 (Age 69 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Joshua Marsden Bennett October 1, 1892 (Age 78 years) |
 Death | 1897 (Age 82 years) |
| Family with Ann Dove Shemwell |
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Joshua Marsden Grandin Birth: April 3, 1814 — Schuyler, Herkimer, New York, United States Death: 1897 |
| wife |
Ann Dove Shemwell Birth: June 1827 42 34 — Maryland, United States Death: February 5, 1907 — Washington, District of Columbia, United States |
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Marriage: February 19, 1841 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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16 years daughter |
Mary Seabury Grandin Birth: May 1857 43 29 — Maryland, United States Death: June 24, 1935 |
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19 years daughter |
Ann Virginia Grandin Birth: December 20, 1875 61 48 Death: November 11, 1876 — Maryland, United States |
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Marsden Grandin - Household
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Joshua Marsden Grandin - Household
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