The Shemwell Family

Henry DowellAge: 59 years17701829

Name
Henry Dowell
Given names
Henry
Surname
Dowell
Birth 1770
Fact
Bio

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 5 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 5 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
MarriageAnn ScrivenerView this family
February 9, 1796 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Francis S Dowell
November 25, 1796 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Henry Dowell
March 2, 1798 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 23 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
#3
Elizabeth S Dowell
July 1, 1799 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary Dowell
September 1800 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Ann S Dowell
March 6, 1802 (Age 32 years)
Birth of a son
#6
George Washington Dowell Sr.
September 22, 1803 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 33 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 son
#7
Richard Dowell
September 1804 (Age 34 years)
Death of a sonRichard Dowell
September 1804 (Age 34 years)
Note: 5 Days old
Birth of a son
#8
Elijah Dowell
January 20, 1805 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#9
John S Dowell
July 12, 1806 (Age 36 years)
Death of a wifeAnn Scrivener
March 8, 1811 (Age 41 years)
MarriageElizabeth BirckheadView this family
October 18, 1813 (Age 43 years)

Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 42 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 daughter
#10
Sarah Eleanor Dowell
about 1815 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#11
Dowell
about 1819 (Age 49 years)
Death of a sonHenry Dowell
August 26, 1822 (Age 52 years)
Death of a daughterElizabeth S Dowell
November 21, 1823 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a son
#12
Henry Dowell
October 7, 1827 (Age 57 years)
Death 1829 (Age 59 years)
Family with Ann Scrivener - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: February 9, 1796Calvert, Maryland, United States
10 months
son
Francis S Dowell
Birth: November 25, 1796 26 23Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death:
15 months
son
Henry Dowell
Birth: March 2, 1798 28 25Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death: August 26, 1822Calvert, Maryland, United States
16 months
daughter
Elizabeth S Dowell
Birth: July 1, 1799 29 26Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death: November 21, 1823Calvert, Maryland, United States
15 months
daughter
18 months
daughter
Ann S Dowell
Birth: March 6, 1802 32 29Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death:
19 months
son
1 year
son
Richard Dowell
Birth: September 1804 34 31Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death: September 1804Calvert, Maryland, United States
5 months
son
Elijah Dowell
Birth: January 20, 1805 35 32Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death:
18 months
son
John S Dowell
Birth: July 12, 1806 36 33Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death:
Family with Elizabeth Birckhead - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: October 18, 1813
2 years
daughter
Sarah Eleanor Dowell
Birth: about 1815 45 23Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death:
5 years
daughter
Dowell
Birth: about 1819 49 27Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death:
9 years
son
Henry Dowell
Birth: October 7, 1827 57 35Calvert, Maryland, United States
Death: September 8, 1881Calvert, Maryland, United States

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