The Shemwell Family

Robert GreenAge: 86 years17621848

Name
Robert Green
Given names
Robert
Surname
Green
Birth about 1762

MarriageNancy “Polly” ChappellView this family
unknown

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 13 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 13 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 31 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
Nancy Green
1800 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 41 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 50 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
Birth of a son
#2
James F Green
May 8, 1817 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Christopher C Green
March 13, 1819 (Age 57 years)
Marriage of a childJames ShemwellNancy GreenView this family
November 18, 1819 (Age 57 years)
Note: James mispelled as James Shammel
Birth of a grandson
#1
Benjamin Franklin Shemwell
March 7, 1823 (Age 61 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Hartwell A J Green
1824 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Harriet Miranda “Mary” Shemwell
January 20, 1826 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a daughter
#5
Mary Ann Green
February 15, 1826 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 70 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 73 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
Probate of Will
Probate
July 1848 (2 months after death)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 84 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Death April 12, 1848 (Age 86 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Green Family Cemetery
Family with Nancy “Polly” Chappell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
daughter
17 years
son
James F Green
Birth: May 8, 1817 55Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 23, 1892Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
22 months
son
Christopher C Green
Birth: March 13, 1819 57Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 28, 1881Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
6 years
son
Hartwell A J Green
Birth: 1824 62Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 4, 1859Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
2 years
daughter
Mary Ann Green
Birth: February 15, 1826 64Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 30, 1859Montgomery, North Carolina, United States
daughter
son
daughter

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