The Shemwell Family

Zachariah ShacklefordAge: 65 years17451810

Name
Zachariah Shackleford
Given names
Zachariah
Surname
Shackleford
Birth about 1745
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 9 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
MarriageDolly EmbryView this family
1767 (Age 22 years)

Birth of a son
#1
William Shackleford
1768 (Age 23 years)
Military
Revolutionary War
1775 (Age 30 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 30 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 30 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 48 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Marriage of a childWilliam ShacklefordNancy ShecklesView this family
January 4, 1802 (Age 57 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Richard Dunn Shackleford
April 14, 1803 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 58 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 of a wifeDolly Embry
about 1810 (on the date of death)
Death 1810 (Age 65 years)
Family with Dolly Embry - View this family
himself
Zachariah Shackleford
Birth: about 1745Orange, Virginia, United States
Death: 1810Casey, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: 1767
2 years
son
William Shackleford
Birth: 1768 23Orange, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1840Cooper, Missouri, United States

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