The Shemwell Family

William CrouchAge: 69 years17621832

Name
William Crouch
Given names
William
Surname
Crouch
Birth November 15, 1762
Military
Revolutionary War

Note: applied for a pension in 1829, Goochland Co., VA.
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
MarriageSarah Downer RedfordView this family
before 1791 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Edward Crouch
January 23, 1791 (Age 28 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Crouch
April 28, 1793 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a son
#3
George W Crouch
March 30, 1796 (Age 33 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Nancy C Crouch
August 1, 1798 (Age 35 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 son
#5
Richard H Crouch
November 24, 1801 (Age 39 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
Birth of a daughter
#6
Susannah E Crouch
February 17, 1805 (Age 42 years)

Birth of a son
#7
William Crouch
1808 (Age 45 years)

Birth of a son
#8
Milner Francis Crouch
March 10, 1811 (Age 48 years)

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
Birth of a grandson
#1
James Edward Crouch
about 1817 (Age 54 years)
Marriage of a childEdward CrouchMartha Wales SmithView this family
January 16, 1817 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
William Anthony Crouch
estimated 1818 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Martha E Crouch
July 7, 1824 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Sara E Crouch
estimated 1826 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Lt. John Hardin Crouch
estimated 1828 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Lucy Crouch
estimated 1830 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Anne Crouch
1832 (Age 69 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
Death before October 15, 1832 (Age 69 years)
Family with Sarah Downer Redford - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: before 1791Virginia, United States
1 month
son
2 years
son
John Crouch
Birth: April 28, 1793 30 25Goochland, Virginia, United States
Death:
3 years
son
George W Crouch
Birth: March 30, 1796 33 28Goochland, Virginia, United States
Death:
2 years
daughter
3 years
son
3 years
daughter
4 years
son
3 years
son

No family available

Military
applied for a pension in 1829, Goochland Co., VA.