The Shemwell Family

Bethany Cordelia ScottAge: 69 years17661835

Name
Bethany Cordelia Scott
Given names
Bethany Cordelia
Surname
Scott
Married name
Bethany Cordelia McGehee
Birth 1766
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 9 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 9 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
MarriageJohn McGehee JrView this family
about 1783 (Age 17 years)
Note: Marriage info found at Findagrave site
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nannie Carrie “Annie” McGehee
1785 (Age 19 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 27 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 37 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 46 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 husbandJohn McGehee Jr
1828 (Age 62 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 66 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Death 1835 (Age 69 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fleet Magee Cemetery
Family with John McGehee Jr - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1783Sampson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
daughter

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info found at Findagrave site