The Shemwell Family

Grace Ann GlennAge: 58 years17681826

Name
Grace Ann Glenn
Given names
Grace Ann
Surname
Glenn
Married name
Grace Ann McGehee
Birth about 1768
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 7 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 7 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
MarriageAbner McGeheeView this family
September 29, 1789 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Micajah McGehee
July 3, 1797 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 25 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Death of a husbandAbner McGehee
January 30, 1799 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 35 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 44 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 childMicajah McGeheeMartha S VenableView this family
August 14, 1822 (Age 54 years)
Death before April 1826 (Age 58 years)
Family with Abner McGehee - View this family
husband
Abner McGehee
Birth: about 1755 19 20Virginia, United States
Death: January 30, 1799Virginia, United States
herself
Grace Ann Glenn
Birth: about 1768Virginia, United States
Death: before April 1826Virginia, United States
Marriage: September 29, 1789Virginia, United States
8 years
son