Dorina SheltonAge: 102 years1739–1841
- Name
- Dorina Shelton
- Given names
- Dorina
- Surname
- Shelton
- Married name
- Dorina McGehee
 Birth | 1739 |
 Historical Event | The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763 (Age 15 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 36 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 36 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 | William McGehee — View this family December 21, 1785 (Age 46 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | John McGehee about 1785 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Samuel Hezekiah McGehee November 10, 1790 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 54 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 64 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 73 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 |
| Marriage of a child | John McGehee — Mary Franklin — View this family about 1820 (Age 81 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Samuel Hezekiah McGehee — Elizabeth Mansfield — View this family 1822 (Age 83 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Hezekiah McGehee 1824 (Age 85 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #2 | John A McGehee about 1825 (Age 86 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 93 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 96 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 husband | William McGehee May 1836 (Age 97 years) |
 Death | October 26, 1841 (Age 102 years) |
| Family with William McGehee |
| husband |
William McGehee Birth: March 31, 1756 31 27 — St Peter's Parish, New Kent, Virginia, United States Death: May 1836 — Jackson, Clarke, Alabama, United States |
| herself |
Dorina Shelton Birth: 1739 — Amelia, Virginia, United States Death: October 26, 1841 — Jackson, Alabama, United States |
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Marriage: December 21, 1785 — |
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| son |
John McGehee Birth: about 1785 28 46 — Tennessee, United States Death: about 1850 — Tennessee, United States |
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6 years son |
Samuel Hezekiah McGehee Birth: November 10, 1790 34 51 — South Carolina, United States Death: July 20, 1857 — Jackson, Alabama, United States |