The Shemwell Family

Frances Ann EvansAge: 90 years17801870

Name
Frances Ann Evans
Given names
Frances Ann
Surname
Evans
Married name
Frances Ann Biddulph
Birth about 1780 27 17
Marriage of parentsRichard Evans Jr.Mary NicholsView this family
June 20, 1781 (Age 17 months)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783

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 brotherHugh Evans
about 1788 (Age 8 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Esther Evans
March 16, 1796 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 13 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 sisterMaria Elizabeth Evans
between 1798 and 1802 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 23 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
MarriageJames BiddulphView this family
August 8, 1805 (Age 25 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Emma Biddulph
about 1806 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Amy Biddulph
before February 10, 1807 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
George Biddulph
November 28, 1807 (Age 27 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherAnn Harrison
before June 8, 1809 (Age 29 years)
Birth of a daughter
#4
Harriett Biddulph
about 1810 (Age 30 years)
Birth of a sisterAmelia Evans
about 1810 (Age 30 years)
Death of a daughterHarriett Biddulph
before September 20, 1810 (Age 30 years)
Death of a fatherRichard Evans Jr.
about 1810 (Age 30 years)

Note: At Sea
Birth of a daughter
#5
Harriett Biddulph
May 29, 1811 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a daughter
#6
Frances Ann Biddulph
January 9, 1813 (Age 33 years)
Death of a daughterHarriett Biddulph
March 1814 (Age 34 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 32 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 son
#7
James Biddulph Jr.
about 1815 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#8
John N Biddulph
about 1817 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherMary Nichols
September 28, 1825 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 52 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
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 55 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Death of a daughterEmma Biddulph
before September 15, 1845 (Age 65 years)

Death of a husbandJames Biddulph
November 1847 (Age 67 years)
Burial of a husbandJames Biddulph
November 5, 1847 (Age 67 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 66 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Death of a sisterAmelia Evans
before 1850 (Age 70 years)

Death of a sisterMaria Elizabeth Evans
about 1858 (Age 78 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 77 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 81 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Death of a sonJohn N Biddulph
about 1866 (Age 86 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 87 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 87 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 89 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Death of a brotherHugh Evans
before 1870 (Age 90 years)

Death July 24, 1870 (Age 90 years)
Burial July 26, 1870 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Pleasant Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Mary Nichols
Birth: about 1763 42 37Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: September 28, 1825Florence, Lauderdale, Alabama, United States
Marriage: June 20, 1781Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
-6 months
herself
9 years
younger brother
sister
younger sister
7 years
younger sister
Maria Elizabeth Evans
Birth: between 1798 and 1802 45 35Leeds, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: about 1858Selma, Dallas, Alabama, United States
13 years
younger sister
Family with James Biddulph - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: August 8, 1805Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
17 months
daughter
Emma Biddulph
Birth: about 1806 21 26England
Death: before September 15, 1845
13 months
daughter
Amy Biddulph
Birth: before February 10, 1807 22 27Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Death:
10 months
son
George Biddulph
Birth: November 28, 1807 23 27Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: January 7, 1880Benton, Indiana, United States
3 years
daughter
Harriett Biddulph
Birth: about 1810 25 30Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: before September 20, 1810Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
17 months
daughter
Harriett Biddulph
Birth: May 29, 1811 26 31Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: March 1814Constitution Hill, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England
19 months
daughter
Frances Ann Biddulph
Birth: January 9, 1813 28 33Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: December 25, 1892Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
3 years
son
James Biddulph Jr.
Birth: about 1815 30 35England
Death: August 18, 1890Newark, Essex, New Jersey, United States
3 years
son
John N Biddulph
Birth: about 1817 32 37England
Death: about 1866Bloomfield, Essex, New Jersey, United States

Frances Ann Evans has 2 first cousins recorded

Father's family (0)

Mother's family (2)

Parents John Nichols Sr. + Sarah Stout
1John Nichols Jr.17891863
2Keziah Nichols17901846