The Shemwell Family

James McGeheeAge: 77 years17401817

Name
James McGehee
Given names
James
Surname
McGehee
Birth 1740 34 26
Birth of a brotherWilliam L McGehee
1743 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherSamuel C McGehee
1744 (Age 4 years)
Death of a motherElizabeth Elliot
about 1745 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 14 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 35 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
Military
James McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher October 25, 1780
October 25, 1780 (Age 40 years)
Military
James McGehee Revolutionary War Pay Voucher December 22, 1781
December 22, 1781 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 35 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
Census August 2, 1790 (Age 50 years)
Death of a fatherSamuel S McGehee
November 10, 1790 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 53 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 63 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 of a brotherSamuel C McGehee
1814 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 72 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 1817 (Age 77 years)
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father
Samuel S McGehee
Birth: about 1706 61 42King William, Virginia, United States
Death: November 10, 1790Louisa, Virginia, United States
mother
Marriage: about 1728Louisa, Virginia, United States
13 years
himself
James McGehee
Birth: 1740 34 26Louisa, Virginia, United States
Death: 1817Louisa, Virginia, United States
4 years
younger brother
William L McGehee
Birth: 1743 37 29Hanover, Virginia, United States
Death: 1819New Kent, Virginia, United States
2 years
younger brother
Samuel C McGehee
Birth: 1744 38 30Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Death: 1814Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States

James McGehee has 11 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1790 United States - Census transcript - James McGehee - Household

NameRelationOccupationWhite Male 16+White Male 16-White FemaleOther FreeSlavesTotal
James McGeheehead16300