The Shemwell Family

Timothe Felix DeMonbreun1770

Name
Timothe Felix DeMonbreun
Given names
Timothe Felix
Surname
DeMonbreun
Birth February 12, 1770 22 19
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 4 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 4 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 sisterJulienne Boucher “Julia” DeMonbreun
March 12, 1785 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a half-brotherWilliam Bennett DeMonbreun
about 1786 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a brotherJacques Timothe DeMonbreun Jr.
April 17, 1787 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a half-brotherJohn Baptiste DeMonbreun
January 24, 1788 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a sisterMarie Louise DeMonbreun
January 28, 1789 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a half-brotherFelix DeMonbreun
January 28, 1789 (Age 18 years)
Death of a sisterMarie Louise DeMonbreun
after March 1790 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a half-sisterMary “Polly” DeMonbreun
about 1792 (Age 21 years)
Death of a motherMarguerite Therese-Archange Gibault
before 1793 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 22 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 32 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 41 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 of a fatherJacques Timothe Boucher-DeMonbreun
October 26, 1826 (Age 56 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 61 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 65 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 sisterTherese-Archange “Agnes” Boucher-DeMonbreun
before March 8, 1838 (Age 68 years)

Death of a half-sisterMary “Polly” DeMonbreun
about 1847 (Age 76 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 75 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 86 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 91 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 96 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 96 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Death of a half-brotherFelix DeMonbreun
October 5, 1868 (Age 98 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 98 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 half-brotherWilliam Bennett DeMonbreun
January 11, 1870 (Age 99 years)
Death of a half-brotherJohn Baptiste DeMonbreun
May 25, 1872 (Age 102 years)
Death of a brotherJacques Timothe DeMonbreun Jr.
September 17, 1872 (Age 102 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 107 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: November 16, 1766Boucherville, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
21 months
elder sister
Therese-Archange “Agnes” Boucher-DeMonbreun
Birth: August 18, 1768 21 17Fort River, St. Joseph, Illinois, United States
Death: before March 8, 1838
18 months
himself
Timothe Felix DeMonbreun
Birth: February 12, 1770 22 19Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death:
15 years
younger sister
Julienne Boucher “Julia” DeMonbreun
Birth: March 12, 1785 37 34Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death:
2 years
younger brother
Jacques Timothe DeMonbreun Jr.
Birth: April 17, 1787 40 36Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: September 17, 1872Coopertown, Robertson, Tennessee, United States
21 months
younger sister
Marie Louise DeMonbreun
Birth: January 28, 1789 41 38Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, United States
Death: after March 1790Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Father’s family with Elizabeth Hensley Bennett - View this family
father
step-mother
half-brother
William Bennett DeMonbreun
Birth: about 1786 38 40Demonbreun Cave, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: January 11, 1870Williamson, Tennessee, United States
2 years
half-brother
1 year
half-brother
4 years
half-sister
Mary “Polly” DeMonbreun
Birth: about 1792 44 46Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, United States
Death: about 1847Bainbridge, Williamson, Illinois, United States