The Shemwell Family

Charles Billingsley

Name
Charles Billingsley
Given names
Charles
Surname
Billingsley
MarriageAnn BartonView this family
unknown

Birth of a daughter
#1
Ann “Nancy” Billingsley
about 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

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
Marriage of a childJoseph ShemwellAnn “Nancy” BillingsleyView this family
November 20, 1783
Note: By Rev. John Stephen
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
Birth of a grandson
#1
William Shemwell
January 23, 1785
Birth of a grandson
#2
James Shemwell
October 9, 1788
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Mary Shemwell
about 1790
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Elizabeth Shemwell
about 1791
Birth of a grandson
#5
Dr. Joseph Shemwell Jr.
1796
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
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 daughterAnn “Nancy” Billingsley
September 1830
Deathunknown

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