The Shemwell Family

Jeremiah ClarkAge: 59 years17381797

Name
Jeremiah Clark
Given names
Jeremiah
Surname
Clark
Birth 1738
Birth of a son
#1
Jeremiah Clark Jr
July 15, 1760 (Age 22 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 16 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 son
#2
Jonas Clark
1765 (Age 27 years)
MarriageAgnes OliverView this family
about 1769 (Age 31 years)
Birth of a son
#3
James Clark
1770 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 37 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 37 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
Birth of a son
#4
Isaac Clark
1783 (Age 45 years)
Marriage of a childJonas ClarkPhoebe LyonView this family
about 1790 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jeremiah Clark
May 23, 1791 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Benjamin Clark
1793 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
Peter Clark
about 1793 (Age 55 years)
Note: Birth year based on Death Record
Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Elizabeth “Betsy” Clark
after 1795 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Meriam Clark
after 1795 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Reuben Clark
after 1795 (Age 57 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 55 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Death December 3, 1797 (Age 59 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rahway Cemetery
Family with Agnes Oliver - View this family
himself
Jeremiah Clark
Birth: 1738Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death: December 3, 1797Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
wife
Agnes Oliver
Birth: 1739Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Death: April 25, 1801Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Marriage: about 1769New Jersey, United States
-9 years
son
Jeremiah Clark Jr
Birth: July 15, 1760 22 21Elizabeth, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death: January 15, 1846Holland, Hunterdon, New Jersey, United States
6 years
son
6 years
son
James Clark
Birth: 1770 32 31New Jersey, United States
Death: 1807New Jersey, United States
14 years
son
Isaac Clark
Birth: 1783 45 44Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States
Death: August 12, 1822Rahway, Union, New Jersey, United States

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