The Shemwell Family

William MorganAge: 52 years17741826

Name
William Morgan
Given names
William
Surname
Morgan
Also known as
Captain Morgan
Birth August 7, 1774
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 4 months)

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 months)

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 18 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 28 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 37 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
MarriageLucinda PendletonView this family
October 1819 (Age 45 years)
Death September 12, 1826 (Age 52 years)
Family with Lucinda Pendleton - View this family
himself
William Morgan
Birth: August 7, 1774Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Death: September 12, 1826New York, United States
wife
Marriage: October 1819Richmond City, Richmond, Virginia, United States
George Washington Harris + Lucinda Pendleton - View this family
wife’s husband
George Washington Harris
Birth: April 1, 1780Lanesborough, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Death: about 1856Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
wife
Marriage: November 23, 1830Batavia, Genesee, New York, United States
Joseph Smith Jr. + Lucinda Pendleton - View this family
wife’s husband
Joseph Smith Jr.
Birth: December 23, 1805 34 30Sharon, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Death: June 27, 1844Carthage, Hancock, Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1838Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States

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