The Shemwell Family

Sarah KittrellAge: 81 years17511833

Name
Sarah Kittrell
Given names
Sarah
Surname
Kittrell
Married name
Sarah Higgs
Birth August 8, 1751
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 2 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 23 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
MarriageLeonard Clarke HiggsView this family
May 14, 1777 (Age 25 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 23 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 41 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 51 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 60 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 80 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
Death February 2, 1833 (Age 81 years)
Family with Leonard Clarke Higgs - View this family
husband
Leonard Clarke Higgs
Birth: September 13, 1756 21 15St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: December 17, 1850Granville, North Carolina, United States
herself
Sarah Kittrell
Birth: August 8, 1751Granville, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 2, 1833Granville, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: May 14, 1777Granville, North Carolina, United States