The Shemwell Family

John SawyersAge: 52 years17641816

Name
John Sawyers
Given names
John
Surname
Sawyers
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
MarriageAnne RobinsonView this family
about 1790 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Jane Sawyers
November 24, 1798 (Age 34 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
Birth of a daughter
#2
Rachel Sawyers
November 10, 1800 (Age 36 years)
Death of a wifeAnne Robinson
about 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
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 1816 (Age 52 years)
Family with Anne Robinson - View this family
himself
John Sawyers
Birth: about 1764Augusta, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1816New Castle, Henry, Kentucky, United States
wife
Anne Robinson
Birth: about 1770Greenbrier, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1802Shelby, Kentucky, United States
Marriage: about 1790Virginia, United States
9 years
daughter
2 years
daughter

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