The Shemwell Family

Cassandra OffuttAge: 74 years17601835

Name
Cassandra Offutt
Given names
Cassandra
Surname
Offutt
Married name
Cassandra Magruder
Birth July 25, 1760
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763

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 14 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
MarriageArchibald Magruder SrView this family
about 1782 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 14 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 daughter
#1
Eleanor “Nellie” Magruder
March 25, 1787 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Ursula Magruder
about 1790 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 32 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 42 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 childAbraham TrautmannEleanor “Nellie” MagruderView this family
November 12, 1807 (Age 47 years)
Marriage of a childJacob TrautmannUrsula MagruderView this family
about 1810 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 51 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
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 71 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
Death of a daughterUrsula Magruder
about 1834 (Age 73 years)
Death April 23, 1835 (Age 74 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Magruder Cemetery
Family with Archibald Magruder Sr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1782Frederick, Maryland, United States
5 years
daughter
Eleanor “Nellie” Magruder
Birth: March 25, 1787 32 26Montgomery, Maryland, United States
Death: January 30, 1891Bullitt, Kentucky, United States
4 years
daughter
Ursula Magruder
Birth: about 1790 35 29Maryland, United States
Death: about 1834Bullitt, Kentucky, United States