The Shemwell Family

John CrookAge: 33 years17721806

Name
John Crook
Given names
John
Surname
Crook
Birth July 1772
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 2 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 2 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
MarriageRebecca NashView this family
May 24, 1790 (Age 17 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Griffin Crook
about 1794 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 20 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 30 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 about 1806 (Age 33 years)
Family with Rebecca Nash - View this family
himself
John Crook
Birth: July 1772Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1806Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
wife
Marriage: May 24, 1790Brunswick, Virginia, United States
5 years
son
Griffin Crook
Birth: about 1794 21 15Virginia, United States
Death: about 1860Pickens, Georgia, United States
John Singleton + Rebecca Nash - View this family
wife’s husband
John Singleton
Birth: estimated 1780Brunswick, Virginia, United States
Death: estimated 1850Meigs, Tennessee, United States
wife
Marriage: October 8, 1801Mecklenburg, Virginia, United States
18 months
step-daughter

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