The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Historical Event	The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763 Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc
Death of a father	Meverell Locke May 5, 1764 St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 Note: In 1775, there was an epidemic of unknown cause in North America (especially New England,) followed in 1775-1776 by what is described as one of the worst worldwide influenza epidemics - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_epidemics
Historical Event	The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783 Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution
Death of a mother	Elizabeth Edwards October 23, 1784 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
Historical Event	The Louisiana Purchase 1803 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
Historical Event	War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 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 brother	Jessie Locke 1815
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 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
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 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 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 Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
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father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Edwards Ann Locke George Locke Elizabeth Locke Jessie Locke Meverall Locke Mary Locke Thomas Locke Meverell Locke Birth: between February 17, 1716 and 1717 36 36 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: May 5, 1764 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Meverell Locke Ann Locke George Locke Elizabeth Locke Jessie Locke Meverall Locke Mary Locke Thomas Locke Elizabeth Edwards Birth: about 1721 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: October 23, 1784 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
	Marriage: about 1738 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Ann Locke Death:
brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree George Locke Death:
sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Elizabeth Locke Death:
brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Jessie Locke Death: 1815
brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Meverall Locke Death:
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Locke Death:
brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Thomas Locke Death:

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husband	Private
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Locke Death:

Family with parents
father Parents Philip Locke Mary Hulse	Meverell Locke 1716–1764
mother Parents (unknown)	Elizabeth Edwards 1721–1784
sister Family Private	Ann Locke –
brother Family (none)	George Locke –
sister Family Private	Elizabeth Locke –
brother Family (none)	Jessie Locke –1815
brother Family (none)	Meverall Locke –
herself Family Private	Mary Locke –
brother Family (none)	Thomas Locke –
Family with Private
husband Parents (unknown)	Private
herself Parents Meverell Locke Elizabeth Edwards	Mary Locke –