The Shemwell Family

Name
Margaret Catherine Spohn
Given names
Margaret Catherine
Surname
Spohn
Married name
Margaret Catherine Stout
Birth about 1740
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 14 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
MarriageJacob StoutView this family
about 1769 (Age 29 years)
Note: Based on birth date of oldest child
Birth of a son
#1
John Jacob Stout
May 17, 1776 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 35 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 35 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
Census August 2, 1790 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Jacob StoutRebecca ReidView this family
about 1791 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Jacob Stout
April 18, 1792 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Stout
1797 (Age 57 years)
Note: Birth year/place consistent with 1800 Census
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 53 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 granddaughter
#3
Elizabeth Stout
1798 (Age 58 years)
Note: Birth year/place consistent with 1800 Census
Birth of a grandson
#4
Samuel Stout
June 25, 1799 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandJacob Stout
January 20, 1802 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
William Stout
1803 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 63 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
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 72 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
Death about 1819 (Age 79 years)
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