The Shemwell Family

Jacob AmbroseAge: 55 years17641819

Name
Jacob Ambrose
Given names
Jacob
Surname
Ambrose
Birth about 1764
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 11 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 11 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
MarriageCatherine “Caty” TrautmannView this family
about 1785 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 29 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
MarriageNancy LongView this family
September 19, 1802 (Age 38 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 39 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 wifeNancy Long
about 1805 (Age 41 years)

Census August 6, 1810 (Age 46 years)
Death of a wifeCatherine “Caty” Trautmann
before 1814 (Age 50 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 48 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 about 1819 (Age 55 years)
Family with Catherine “Caty” Trautmann - View this family
himself
wife
Catherine “Caty” Trautmann
Birth: about 1764 25 21Frederick, Maryland, United States
Death: before 1814Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1785Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
Family with Nancy Long - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: September 19, 1802Nelson, Kentucky, United States

No family available

Census1810 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Ambrose - Household

Warren, Kentucky

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