The Shemwell Family

Benjamin BeislyAge: 71 years17321803

Name
Benjamin Beisly
Given names
Benjamin
Surname
Beisly
Birth about 1732
MarriageAnne ButlerView this family
January 22, 1761 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 22 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
Birth of a daughter
#1
Martha Beisly
October 29, 1769 (Age 37 years)
Note: Christening Date
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 43 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 43 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 61 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 71 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
Death October 1803 (Age 71 years)
Identification number
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Type: FamilySearch

Family with Anne Butler - View this family
himself
Benjamin Beisly
Birth: about 1732Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: October 1803Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
wife
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
daughter
Martha Beisly
Birth: October 29, 1769 37 30Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: July 1, 1812Warborough, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom