The Shemwell Family

Isabella Weems1729

Name
Isabella Weems
Given names
Isabella
Surname
Weems
Married name
Isabella Lockridge
Birth 1729
MarriageJames H Lockridge IIView this family
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Birth of a son
#1
James Hodge Lockridge III
March 10, 1757 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 25 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 46 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 46 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
Marriage of a childJames Hodge Lockridge IIIAnn LockridgeView this family
August 22, 1788 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandJames H Lockridge II
January 7, 1791 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Rebecca Grimes Lockridge
April 27, 1791 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Weems Lockridge
March 8, 1793 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Robert Patton Lockridge
June 26, 1795 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
William A Lockridge
January 2, 1798 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 64 years)
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 (Age 74 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 grandson
#5
James Hodge Lockridge
July 3, 1804 (Age 75 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 83 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
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 103 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
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 106 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Death of a granddaughterRebecca Grimes Lockridge
1838 (Age 109 years)

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