The Shemwell Family

William Thorne Jr.1700

Name
William Thorne Jr.
Given names
William
Surname
Thorne
Name suffix
Jr.
Birth 1700 30 26
MarriageMary SwannView this family

Birth of a brotherBenjamin Thorne
1702 (Age 2 years)
Birth of a brotherJames Thorne
1711 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterMary Thorne
1712 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Gilliam
September 16, 1712 (Age 12 years)
Death of a brotherAbsalom Thorne
1735 (Age 35 years)
Death of a fatherWilliam Thorne Sr.
November 15, 1737 (Age 37 years)
Death of a motherMary Gilliam
November 22, 1737 (Age 37 years)
Death of a brotherJohn Thorne
before June 10, 1749 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 54 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
Death of a brotherBenjamin Thorne
before June 9, 1766 (Age 66 years)
Death of a brotherJames Thorne
before March 6, 1767 (Age 67 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 75 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 75 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 sisterElizabeth Thorne
1788 (Age 88 years)
Death of a wifeMary Swann
after 1788 (Age 88 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 93 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 103 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: 1690Annapolis, Anne Arundel, Maryland, United States
1 year
elder brother
Absalom Thorne
Birth: 1690 20 16Charles, Maryland, United States
Death: 1735Charles, Maryland, United States
7 years
elder brother
John Thorne
Birth: 1696 26 22Charles, Maryland, United States
Death: before June 10, 1749Charles, Maryland, United States
5 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
Benjamin Thorne
Birth: 1702 32 28Charles, Maryland, United States
Death: before June 9, 1766Charles, Maryland, United States
10 years
younger brother
James Thorne
Birth: 1711 41 37Charles, Maryland, United States
Death: before March 6, 1767Prince George's, Maryland, United States
-17 years
elder sister
19 years
younger sister
Mary Thorne
Birth: 1712 42 38Charles, Maryland, United States
Death:
Family with Mary Swann - View this family
himself
wife
Mary Swann
Birth: about 1721Charles, Maryland, United States
Death: after 1788Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Marriage: Charles, Maryland, United States