The Shemwell Family

John HoweAge: 45 years17801825

Name
John Howe
Given names
John
Surname
Howe
Birth about 1780
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783

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 13 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 23 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
MarriageSarah Marietta KingsleyView this family
December 7, 1807 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Edward Chaplin Howe
about 1808 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 32 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 of a sonEdward Chaplin Howe
about 1815 (Age 35 years)
Death about 1825 (Age 45 years)
Family with Sarah Marietta Kingsley - View this family
himself
John Howe
Birth: about 1780Massachusetts, United States
Death: about 1825Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
wife
Marriage: December 7, 1807New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
13 months
son
Edward Chaplin Howe
Birth: about 1808 28 19Berkshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
Death: about 1815Berkshire, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
John Alexander Cleveland + Sarah Marietta Kingsley - View this family
wife’s husband
John Alexander Cleveland
Birth: May 21, 1790New York City, New York, New York, United States
Death: November 24, 1860Plymouth, Hancock, Illinois, United States
wife
Marriage: June 10, 1826Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
3 years
step-daughter
Augusta Bowen Cleveland
Birth: December 7, 1828 38 40Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Death: March 27, 1903Hayden, Kootenai, Idaho, United States
4 years
step-son
Alexander Dennison Cleveland
Birth: October 7, 1832 42 43Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, United States
Death: February 22, 1920Mason City, Cerro Gordo, Iowa, United States
Joseph Smith Jr. + Sarah Marietta Kingsley - 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: before June 29, 1842