The Shemwell Family

Esther McGeheeAge: 53 years17531807

Name
Esther McGehee
Given names
Esther
Surname
McGehee
Married name
Esther Meriwether
Birth November 24, 1753 51 44
Birth of a sisterAnn McGehee
about 1756 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherPhilip McGehee
about 1759 (Age 5 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherMary Agnes Carr
December 13, 1759 (Age 6 years)
Birth of a brotherShadrach McGehee
about 1762 (Age 8 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 38 days)

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
MarriageJohn MeriwetherView this family
April 15, 1771 (Age 17 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam McGehee III
about 1771 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 21 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
Death of a brotherThomas McGehee Sr
1777 (Age 23 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth McCullough
about 1777 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 21 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
Death of a brotherLewis McGehee
before May 17, 1784 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam McGehee Jr
March 20, 1796 (Age 42 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 39 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 49 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
Death March 3, 1807 (Age 53 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1724Virginia, United States
2 years
elder brother
6 years
elder brother
William McGehee III
Birth: about 1730 27 21Virginia, United States
Death: about 1771Duplin, North Carolina, United States
4 years
elder brother
Thomas McGehee Sr
Birth: 1733 30 24Hanover, Virginia, United States
Death: 1777Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States
8 years
elder brother
11 years
elder sister
Elizabeth “Betsey” McGehee
Birth: 1750 47 41Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death: 1838Ivy, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
4 years
herself
Esther McGehee
Birth: November 24, 1753 51 44Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death: March 3, 1807Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
3 years
younger sister
Ann McGehee
Birth: about 1756 53 47Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
Philip McGehee
Birth: about 1759 56 50Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
Shadrach McGehee
Birth: about 1762 59 53Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death:
Family with John Meriwether - View this family
husband
John Meriwether
Birth: March 12, 1751Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Death: January 31, 1820Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
herself
Esther McGehee
Birth: November 24, 1753 51 44Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death: March 3, 1807Greenwood, South Carolina, United States
Marriage: April 15, 1771Louisa, Virginia, United States

Esther McGehee has 25 first cousins recorded