The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	September 14, 1796 26 21 Charles, Maryland, United States
Death of a mother	Sarah Moran about 1796 St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Marriage of a parent	Harrison Posey — Ann Dent — View this family October 31, 1797 (Age 13 months)
Birth of a half-brother	John Hatch Dent Posey July 1, 1798 (Age 21 months) St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a half-brother	Thomas Posey December 26, 1800 (Age 4 years) Charles, Maryland, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Peter Dent Posey January 11, 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 half-sister	Mary Ann Posey June 20, 1805 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a half-sister	Henrietta Posey April 13, 1808 (Age 11 years)
Death of a paternal grandmother	Henrietta Musgrove before June 11, 1811 (Age 14 years) Charles, Maryland, United States
Birth of a half-brother	Harrison Posey Jr. February 19, 1812 (Age 15 years)
Death of a half-sister	Henrietta Posey April 6, 1814 (Age 17 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
Death of a half-brother	John Hatch Dent Posey February 20, 1830 (Age 33 years) St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 35 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA 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
Death of a father	Harrison Posey before March 26, 1833 (Age 36 years) St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 39 years) Texas, USA 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
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 49 years) Texas, USA 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 60 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 64 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
Death of a half-brother	Thomas Posey October 28, 1865 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event	The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 70 years) Alaska, USA 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 70 years) New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event	Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 72 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	December 1, 1871 (Age 75 years) St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Moran Charity Canterwood Posey Charles Posey Family with spouse Ann Dent John Hatch Dent Posey Thomas Posey Peter Dent Posey Mary Ann Posey Henrietta Posey Harrison Posey Jr. Harrison Posey Birth: March 15, 1770 37 36 — Charles, Maryland, United States Death: before March 26, 1833 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Harrison Posey Charity Canterwood Posey Charles Posey Sarah Moran Birth: about 1775 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: about 1796 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
	Marriage: January 6, 1794 —
11 months elder sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Charity Canterwood Posey Birth: December 4, 1794 24 19 — Charles, Maryland, United States Death: about 1795 — Charles, Maryland, United States
21 months himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Charles Posey Birth: September 14, 1796 26 21 — Charles, Maryland, United States Death: December 1, 1871 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States

Father’s family with Ann Dent - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Moran Charity Canterwood Posey Charles Posey Family with spouse Ann Dent John Hatch Dent Posey Thomas Posey Peter Dent Posey Mary Ann Posey Henrietta Posey Harrison Posey Jr. Harrison Posey Birth: March 15, 1770 37 36 — Charles, Maryland, United States Death: before March 26, 1833 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
step-mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Harrison Posey John Hatch Dent Posey Thomas Posey Peter Dent Posey Mary Ann Posey Henrietta Posey Harrison Posey Jr. Ann Dent Birth: June 23, 1770 — Newport West Hundred, Charles, Maryland, United States Death: December 21, 1846 — Scott, Kentucky, United States
	Marriage: October 31, 1797 —
8 months half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Shemwell Elizabeth J Posey John Hatch Dent Posey Birth: July 1, 1798 28 28 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: February 20, 1830 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
3 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Catherine Swann Thomas Posey Birth: December 26, 1800 30 30 — Charles, Maryland, United States Death: October 28, 1865
2 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Susan Morton Peter Dent Posey Birth: January 11, 1803 32 32 Death: March 6, 1885
2 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Ann Posey Birth: June 20, 1805 35 34 Death:
3 years half-sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Henrietta Posey Birth: April 13, 1808 38 37 Death: April 6, 1814
4 years half-brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Harrison Posey Jr. Birth: February 19, 1812 41 41 Death: August 16, 1889 — Briscoes Purchase, LaPlata, Charles, Maryland, United States

Family with parents
father Parents Thomas Posey Henrietta Musgrove	Harrison Posey 1770–1833
mother Parents (unknown)	Sarah Moran 1775–1796
elder sister Family (none)	Charity Canterwood Posey 1794–1795
himself Family (none)	Charles Posey 1796–1871
Father’s family with Ann Dent
father Parents Thomas Posey Henrietta Musgrove	Harrison Posey 1770–1833
step-mother Parents (unknown)	Ann Dent 1770–1846
half-brother Family Elizabeth Shemwell Elizabeth J Posey	John Hatch Dent Posey 1798–1830
half-brother Family Sarah Catherine Swann	Thomas Posey 1800–1865
half-brother Family Susan Morton	Peter Dent Posey 1803–1885
half-sister Family (none)	Mary Ann Posey 1805–
half-sister Family (none)	Henrietta Posey 1808–1814
half-brother Family (none)	Harrison Posey Jr. 1812–1889