Barbara SuitAge: 33 years1775–1808
- Name
- Barbara Suit
- Given names
- Barbara
- Surname
- Suit
- Married name
- Barbara Shemwell
 Birth | about 1775 |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776Note: 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 1783Note: 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 | James Shemwell Jr. — View this family August 7, 1797 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 18 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#1 | Mary “Polly” Shemwell September 1, 1799 (Age 24 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | William Shemwell before 1800 (Age 25 years) |
 Census | August 4, 1800 (Age 25 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Suit 1801 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ann Shemwell September 22, 1802 (Age 27 years) Note: Elkton, Todd, Kentucky, USA ? |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 28 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 #4 | John Patrick Shemwell 1806 (Age 31 years) |
 Death | before 1808 (Age 33 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Dent Suit Birth: Maryland, United States Death: |
| elder sister |
Mary Suit Birth: 1770 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1801 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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6 years herself |
Barbara Suit Birth: about 1775 Death: before 1808 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with James Shemwell Jr. |
| husband |
James Shemwell Jr. Birth: about 1775 48 25 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: July 10, 1831 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| herself |
Barbara Suit Birth: about 1775 Death: before 1808 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: August 7, 1797 — Granville, North Carolina, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Mary “Polly” Shemwell Birth: September 1, 1799 24 24 — Granville, North Carolina, United States Death: March 18, 1876 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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16 months son |
William Shemwell Birth: before 1800 25 25 — North Carolina, United States Death: after July 1870 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Ann Shemwell Birth: September 22, 1802 27 27 — North Carolina, United States Death: April 6, 1889 — Patoka, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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4 years son |
John Patrick Shemwell Birth: 1806 31 31 — Montgomery, North Carolina, United States Death: July 1869 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| James Shemwell Jr. + Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn |
| husband |
James Shemwell Jr. Birth: about 1775 48 25 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: July 10, 1831 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| husband’s wife |
Elizabeth “Betsey” Ashbourn Birth: 1775 — Virginia, United States Death: August 1859 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: March 4, 1809 — Logan, Kentucky, United States |
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20 months step-son |
James Marquis “Squire Jim” Shemwell Birth: October 19, 1810 35 35 — Logan, Kentucky, United States Death: November 4, 1880 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
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5 years step-daughter |
Lucinda Ashbourn Shemwell Birth: May 5, 1815 40 40 — Todd, Kentucky, United States Death: after 1906 — Todd, Kentucky, United States |
| Census | 1800 United States - Census transcript - James Jr Shemwell - Household
Hillsboro, Granville, North Carolina
Notes: Mother, Sister or Mother-in-law? -B |