The Shemwell Family

Martha BeislyAge: 42 years17691812

Name
Martha Beisly
Given names
Martha
Surname
Beisly
Married name
Martha Smith
Birth October 29, 1769 37 30
Note: Christening Date
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 5 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 5 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 23 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Death of a fatherBenjamin Beisly
October 1803 (Age 33 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 33 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
MarriageWilliam SmithView this family
November 4, 1804 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#1
William Smith
about 1806 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 42 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 July 1, 1812 (Age 42 years)
Identification number
LRG9-FL3
Type: FamilySearch

Family with parents - View this family
father
Benjamin Beisly
Birth: about 1732Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: October 1803Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
mother
Anne Butler
Birth: 1739Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: October 1817Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Marriage: January 22, 1761Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
9 years
herself
Martha Beisly
Birth: October 29, 1769 37 30Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: July 1, 1812Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Family with William Smith - View this family
husband
herself
Martha Beisly
Birth: October 29, 1769 37 30Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: July 1, 1812Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Marriage: November 4, 1804Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
2 years
son

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