The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth Hensley BennettAge: 110 years17451856

Name
Elizabeth Hensley Bennett
Given names
Elizabeth Hensley
Surname
Bennett
Married name
Elizabeth Hensley Durard
Birth July 24, 1745
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 8 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 29 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 29 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
Birth of a son
#1
William Bennett DeMonbreun
about 1786 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a son
#2
John Baptiste DeMonbreun
January 24, 1788 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Felix DeMonbreun
January 28, 1789 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Mary “Polly” DeMonbreun
about 1792 (Age 46 years)
MarriageJoseph Durard Sr.View this family
March 12, 1793 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 47 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 57 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
Marriage of a childFelix DeMonbreunMary Ann “Polly” CagleView this family
May 24, 1809 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary Ann “Polly” DeMonbreun
February 22, 1810 (Age 64 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Felix DeMonbreun
September 25, 1811 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
James Timothy DeMonbreun
August 3, 1813 (Age 68 years)
Death of a grandsonJames Timothy DeMonbreun
February 16, 1814 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Ellen Elizabeth DeMonbreun
February 10, 1815 (Age 69 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 66 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 childJohn Baptiste DeMonbreunCatherine Jane TaylorView this family
January 2, 1816 (Age 70 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
William DeMonbreun
about 1817 (Age 71 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Sarah Ann DeMonbreun
January 17, 1817 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Mariah Marie DeMonbreun
April 9, 1818 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#8
Manicia “Manise” DeMonbreun
January 27, 1819 (Age 73 years)
Birth of a grandson
#9
John Spencer DeMonbreun
about 1821 (Age 75 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
William Carroll DeMonbreun
March 10, 1821 (Age 75 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#11
Judith Jane DeMonbreun
March 1822 (Age 76 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Baptiste DeMonbreunElizabeth HollisView this family
Type: Civil marriage
June 20, 1823 (Age 77 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#12
Es Pleasant DeMonbreun
September 13, 1823 (Age 78 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
Samuel Bynum Hampton DeMonbreun
October 8, 1824 (Age 79 years)
Death of a husbandJacques Timothe Boucher-DeMonbreun
October 26, 1826 (Age 81 years)
Birth of a grandson
#14
John Gabriel DeMonbreun
about 1827 (Age 81 years)
Birth of a grandson
#15
James Edward DeMonbreun
February 1, 1829 (Age 83 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
Francis Marion DeMonbreun
March 29, 1829 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 86 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
Birth of a grandson
#17
Richard Strother DeMonbreun
May 24, 1833 (Age 87 years)
Birth of a grandson
#18
Alfred Wilson DeMonbreun
May 1834 (Age 88 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 90 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
Birth of a grandson
#19
Andrew Jackson DeMonbreun
December 1836 (Age 91 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Nancy E DeMonbreun
about 1838 (Age 92 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#21
Mary A T DeMonbreun
about 1843 (Age 97 years)
Birth of a grandson
#22
Robert Eaton DeMonbreun
about 1845 (Age 99 years)
Death of a daughterMary “Polly” DeMonbreun
about 1847 (Age 101 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 100 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 of a granddaughterEs Pleasant DeMonbreun
before 1850 (Age 104 years)

Death of a granddaughterMary Ann “Polly” DeMonbreun
before August 17, 1850 (Age 105 years)
Death of a grandsonRobert Eaton DeMonbreun
about 1851 (Age 105 years)
Death February 7, 1856 (Age 110 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Carney Cemetery
Family with Jacques Timothe Boucher-DeMonbreun - View this family
husband
herself
son
William Bennett DeMonbreun
Birth: about 1786 38 40Demonbreun Cave, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 11, 1870Williamson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
son
1 year
son
4 years
daughter
Mary “Polly” DeMonbreun
Birth: about 1792 44 46Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1847Bainbridge, Williamson, Illinois, United States
Family with Joseph Durard Sr. - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: March 12, 1793Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Jacques Timothe Boucher-DeMonbreun + Marguerite Therese-Archange Gibault - View this family
husband
husband’s wife
Marriage: November 16, 1766Boucherville, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
21 months
step-daughter
Therese-Archange “Agnes” Boucher-DeMonbreun
Birth: August 18, 1768 21 17Fort River, St. Joseph, Illinois, United States
Death: before March 8, 1838
18 months
step-son
Timothe Felix DeMonbreun
Birth: February 12, 1770 22 19Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death:
15 years
step-daughter
Julienne Boucher “Julia” DeMonbreun
Birth: March 12, 1785 37 34Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death:
2 years
step-son
Jacques Timothe DeMonbreun Jr.
Birth: April 17, 1787 40 36Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: September 17, 1872Coopertown, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
21 months
step-daughter
Marie Louise DeMonbreun
Birth: January 28, 1789 41 38Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: after March 1790Davidson, Tennessee, United States