The Shemwell Family

Hugh MunfordAge: 66 years17401806

Name
Hugh Munford
Given names
Hugh
Surname
Munford
Birth 1740
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 14 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
MarriageAnn JohnsonView this family
1767 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Agnes Nancy Munford
1771 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 35 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 35 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
Death of a wifeAnn Johnson
December 12, 1786 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 53 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 granddaughter
#1
Anna Elizabeth Finney
March 1799 (Age 59 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 63 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
Death 1806 (Age 66 years)
Family with Ann Johnson - View this family
himself
Hugh Munford
Birth: 1740Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Death: 1806Laurens, South Carolina, United States
wife
Marriage: 1767South Carolina, United States
5 years
daughter
Agnes Nancy Munford
Birth: 1771 31 31Laurens, South Carolina, United States
Death: December 22, 1852Tallapoosa, Alabama, United States

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