The Shemwell Family

Abraham Abney1714

Name
Abraham Abney
Given names
Abraham
Surname
Abney
Birth about 1714 55
MarriageCassandra MeridithView this family
unknown

Death of a fatherDannett Abney
1731 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Nathaniel Abney
about 1753 (Age 39 years)

Birth of a son
#2
Paul Abney
about 1755 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#3
William Abney
1757 (Age 43 years)
Birth of a son
#4
Michael Abney
about 1758 (Age 44 years)

Birth of a daughter
#5
Rhoda Susan Abney
1760 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a son
#6
John Abney
1762 (Age 48 years)

Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 40 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 61 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 61 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
Marriage of a childPaul AbneyRhonda NormanView this family
before 1785 (Age 71 years)

Birth of a grandson
#1
Thomas Abney
1785 (Age 71 years)

Marriage of a childWilliam AbneyAmelia “Milly” GravesView this family
1785 (Age 71 years)

Birth of a grandson
#2
John Abney
1788 (Age 74 years)

Birth of a grandson
#3
William Abney
1790 (Age 76 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Elias Abney
1792 (Age 78 years)
Birth of a grandson
#5
Abner Abney
1795 (Age 81 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Joshua Abney
1797 (Age 83 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Michael Abney
1797 (Age 83 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 79 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
#8
Nancy Abney
1801 (Age 87 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 89 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
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Deliah Abney
May 18, 1806 (Age 92 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Henry Abney
1808 (Age 94 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Mathew “Mathy” Abney
1811 (Age 97 years)
Death of a grandsonThomas Abney
May 27, 1814 (Age 100 years)
Address: Battle of Horseshoe Bend, AL
Death of a sonPaul Abney
June 15, 1815 (Age 101 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 98 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
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder brother
10 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
5 years
elder sister
5 years
himself
brother
brother
sister
Family with Cassandra Meridith - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage:
son
3 years
son
3 years
son
2 years
son
3 years
daughter
3 years
son