The Shemwell Family

Solomon McGeheeAge: 61 years17651826

Name
Solomon McGehee
Given names
Solomon
Surname
McGehee
Birth 1765 40 45
Birth of a brotherJohn McGehee Jr
1765
Birth of a sisterEster McGehee
about 1768 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a brotherPhillip McGehee
1770 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 10 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
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth McCullough
about 1777 (Age 12 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 10 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
Death of a motherSarah Ann Moore
1785 (Age 20 years)
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam McGehee Jr
March 20, 1796 (Age 31 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 28 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 38 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 47 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 of a brotherJacob McGehee
March 27, 1816 (Age 51 years)
Death of a brotherPhillip McGehee
1826 (on the date of death)
Death of a fatherJohn McGehee Sr
about 1826 (on the date of death)
Death 1826 (Age 61 years)
Burialunknown

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father
mother
Marriage: about 1759Duplin, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder brother
Jacob McGehee
Birth: 1760 35 40Sampson, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 27, 1816Dexter, Walthall, Mississippi, United States
6 years
twin brother
1 year
himself
Solomon McGehee
Birth: 1765 40 45Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1826Simpson, Smith, Mississippi, United States
4 years
younger sister
Ester McGehee
Birth: about 1768 43 48North Carolina, United States
Death: Duplin, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Phillip McGehee
Birth: 1770 45 50Duplin, North Carolina, United States
Death: 1826Jefferson Davis, Mississippi, United States

Solomon McGehee has 4 first cousins recorded