The Shemwell Family

John Nichols Sr.Age: 73 years17431817

Name
John Nichols Sr.
Given names
John
Surname
Nichols
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth June 24, 1743 22 18
Marriage of parentsJohn McCown NicholsAnn HarrisonView this family
between April 8, 1745 and April 14, 1745 (Age 21 months)
Birth of a sisterAnne Nichols
August 7, 1748 (Age 5 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 10 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
Birth of a sisterMary Nichols
about 1763 (Age 19 years)
MarriageMartha Elizabeth AverilView this family
February 20, 1766 (Age 22 years)
Publication: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/
Death of a fatherJohn McCown Nichols
about 1771 (Age 27 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 31 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 31 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
MarriageSarah StoutView this family
July 3, 1788 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Nichols Jr.
March 16, 1789 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Keziah Nichols
July 6, 1790 (Age 47 years)
Death of a wifeSarah Stout
December 30, 1797 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 49 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 59 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 childJosiah Wooldridge Sr.Keziah NicholsView this family
August 12, 1806 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
John H Wooldridge
about 1807 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Narcissa Wooldridge
March 7, 1809 (Age 65 years)
Death of a motherAnn Harrison
before June 8, 1809 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
William Ferdinand Wooldridge
October 1, 1811 (Age 68 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Alfred Nichols Wooldridge
September 9, 1813 (Age 70 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Nichols Jr.Elizabeth “Betsy” McCownView this family
October 29, 1814 (Age 71 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 68 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Susan Wooldridge
about 1815 (Age 71 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Margaret Nichols
March 11, 1816 (Age 72 years)
Death April 1817 (Age 73 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Ann Harrison
Baptism: May 9, 1725Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Birth: before May 9, 1725England, United Kingdom
Death: before June 8, 1809England, United Kingdom
Marriage: between April 8, 1745 and April 14, 1745Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
-21 months
himself
John Nichols Sr.
Birth: June 24, 1743 22 18Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: April 1817Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
5 years
younger sister
Anne Nichols
Birth: August 7, 1748 27 23Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death:
15 years
younger sister
Mary Nichols
Birth: about 1763 42 37Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: September 28, 1825Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Family with Martha Elizabeth Averil - View this family
himself
John Nichols Sr.
Birth: June 24, 1743 22 18Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: April 1817Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage: February 20, 1766Middleton, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Family with Sarah Stout - View this family
himself
John Nichols Sr.
Birth: June 24, 1743 22 18Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: April 1817Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
wife
Sarah Stout
Birth: February 14, 1771 28 24Orange, North Carolina, United States
Death: December 30, 1797Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Marriage: July 3, 1788Orange, North Carolina, United States
8 months
son
16 months
daughter

John Nichols Sr. has 0 first cousins recorded

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MarriageMassachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988
Publication: https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2495/