The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth “Eliza” HiggsAge: 32 years17571789

Name
Elizabeth “Eliza” Higgs
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Higgs
Nickname
Eliza
Birth 1757 22 16
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763

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 brotherJohn Higgs
January 1, 1764 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a sisterCassandra Elizabeth Higgs
1764 (Age 7 years)
Birth of a brotherKenelm H Higgs
January 1, 1769 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a sisterEleanor Higgs
1773 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a brotherSothoron Higgs
1775 (Age 18 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 18 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
Birth of a brotherWilliam Higgs
1777 (Age 20 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 18 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 paternal grandmotherElizabeth Woodson
about 1784 (Age 27 years)
Death after 1789 (Age 32 years)
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father
mother
Marriage: 1755St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
-4 years
elder sister
7 years
elder brother
Leonard Clarke Higgs
Birth: September 13, 1756 21 15St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: December 17, 1850Granville, North Carolina, United States
16 months
herself
Elizabeth “Eliza” Higgs
Birth: 1757 22 16St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: after 1789Granville, North Carolina, United States
7 years
younger brother
John Higgs
Birth: January 1, 1764 29 23St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death:
1 year
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
Kenelm H Higgs
Birth: January 1, 1769 34 28St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: 1832Granville, North Carolina, United States
5 years
younger sister
Eleanor Higgs
Birth: 1773 38 32St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
Sothoron Higgs
Birth: 1775 40 34St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death:
3 years
younger brother
William Higgs
Birth: 1777 42 36St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: