The Shemwell Family

Name
Olivia Muse
Given names
Olivia
Surname
Muse
Married name
Olivia McGehee
Birth 1760
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763

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 15 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
MarriageSamuel McGeheeView this family
October 19, 1778 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Martha “Patsey” McGehee
about 1779 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 15 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 33 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 childDaniel FullerMartha “Patsey” McGeheeView this family
February 9, 1802 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
David W Fuller
about 1803 (Age 43 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 43 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
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 52 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
Death of a husbandSamuel McGehee
June 9, 1821 (Age 61 years)
Death August 27, 1827 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: McGehee Cemetery
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