John MeriwetherAge: 68 years1751–1820
- Name
- John Meriwether
- Given names
- John
- Surname
- Meriwether
 Birth | March 12, 1751 |
 Historical Event | The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763 (Age 2 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 |
 Marriage | Esther McGehee — View this family April 15, 1771 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 23 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 23 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 |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 41 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 51 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 wife | Esther McGehee March 3, 1807 (Age 55 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 60 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 |
| Will | October 11, 1819 (Age 68 years) |
 Death | January 31, 1820 (Age 68 years) |
| Family with Esther McGehee |
| himself |
John Meriwether Birth: March 12, 1751 — Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States Death: January 31, 1820 — Abbeville, South Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Esther McGehee Birth: November 24, 1753 51 44 — Louisa, Virginia, United States Death: March 3, 1807 — Greenwood, South Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: April 15, 1771 — Louisa, Virginia, United States |