The Shemwell Family

Frances HolmesAge: 71 years17621834

Name
Frances Holmes
Given names
Frances
Surname
Holmes
Married name
Frances Waller
Birth June 5, 1762
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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 12 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 12 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
MarriageDaniel WallerView this family
April 29, 1788 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Isaac Holmes Waller
December 10, 1790 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 30 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a daughter
#2
Rebecca Waller
estimated 1798 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 40 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
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 49 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
Marriage of a childIsaac Holmes WallerRebecca Vines SingletonView this family
June 25, 1828 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary Jane Waller
January 16, 1829 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 69 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
William M Waller
about 1833 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Nancy Elizabeth Waller
about 1834 (on the date of death)
Death of a husbandDaniel Waller
May 7, 1834 (Age 71 years)
Death of a daughterRebecca Waller
about 1834 (on the date of death)

Death about 1834 (Age 71 years)
Family with Daniel Waller - View this family
husband
Daniel Waller
Birth: about 1761 25 24Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Death: May 7, 1834Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
herself
Frances Holmes
Birth: June 5, 1762Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1834Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Marriage: April 29, 1788Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
3 years
son
8 years
daughter
Rebecca Waller
Birth: estimated 1798 37 35Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1834

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