The Shemwell Family

Events of close relatives Historical facts
Birth	about 1746 Calvert, Maryland, United States
Marriage	Sarah Freeland — View this family unknown
Death of a paternal grandfather	James Sewall 1749 (Age 3 years) Calvert, Maryland, United States
Historical Event	The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763 (Age 8 years) 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
Birth of a daughter #1	Priscilla Gover Sewall February 4, 1772 (Age 26 years) Calvert, Maryland, United States
Historical Event	Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 29 years) 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 (Age 29 years) 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
Historical Event	Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 47 years) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Marriage of a child	Robert Freeland — Priscilla Gover Sewall — View this family about 1802 (Age 56 years) Calvert, Maryland, United States
Birth of a grandson #1	William Ethelbert Freeland July 28, 1803 (Age 57 years) Calvert, Maryland, United States
Historical Event	The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 57 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 granddaughter #2	Zaenett Freeland October 22, 1805 (Age 59 years) Calvert, Maryland, United States
Historical Event	War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 66 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
Historical Event	Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 86 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
Historical Event	The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 89 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
Death of a daughter	Priscilla Gover Sewall February 25, 1843 (Age 97 years) Callaway, Missouri, United States
Historical Event	Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 100 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
Death	unknown

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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 … … James Sewall James Sewall Death:
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Sewall James Sewall … … Death:
	Marriage: —
himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Freeland Priscilla Gover Sewall James Sewall Birth: about 1746 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death:

Family with Sarah Freeland - View this family

himself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Sarah Freeland Priscilla Gover Sewall James Sewall Birth: about 1746 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death:
wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse James Sewall Priscilla Gover Sewall Sarah Freeland Birth: 1750 75 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death:
	Marriage: —
daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Robert Freeland William Ethelbert Freeland Zaenett Freeland Priscilla Gover Sewall Birth: February 4, 1772 26 22 — Calvert, Maryland, United States Death: February 25, 1843 — Callaway, Missouri, United States

Family with parents
father Parents James Sewall … …	James Sewall –
mother Parents (unknown)	… … –
himself Family Sarah Freeland Priscilla Gover Sewall	James Sewall 1746–
Family with Sarah Freeland
himself Parents James Sewall … …	James Sewall 1746–
wife Parents Robert Freeland Elizabeth Johns	Sarah Freeland 1750–
daughter Family Robert Freeland William Ethelbert Freeland Zaenett Freeland	Priscilla Gover Sewall 1772–1843