The Shemwell Family

Joanna Beard1771

Name
Joanna Beard
Given names
Joanna
Surname
Beard
Married name
Joanna Hunt
Birth January 29, 1771
MarriageAbel HuntView this family
unknown

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 3 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 3 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
Birth of a son
#1
Oliver Hunt
about 1788 (Age 16 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Daniel Durham Hunt
February 1, 1797 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 21 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 31 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 40 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
Marriage of a childDaniel Durham HuntNancy DavisView this family
February 17, 1826 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Susan Jane Hunt
October 15, 1828 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
John Alexander Hunt
May 16, 1830 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
James Wiseman Hunt
November 2, 1832 (Age 61 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 60 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
Birth of a grandson
#4
Levi Bunyan Hunt
April 22, 1835 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 64 years)
Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution
Birth of a grandson
#5
Benoni Smith Hunt
March 25, 1837 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Daniel Whitmore Hunt
May 1, 1840 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Nancy Johanna Penelope “Joan” Hunt
August 1, 1842 (Age 71 years)
Death of a husbandAbel Hunt
October 1842 (Age 71 years)
Marriage of a childDaniel Durham HuntSusannah “Susan” DavisView this family
January 19, 1846 (Age 74 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 74 years)
Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War
Marriage of a childDaniel Durham HuntMartha EnyonView this family
March 5, 1851 (Age 80 years)
Death of a grandsonJames Wiseman Hunt
September 23, 1855 (Age 84 years)
Marriage of a childDaniel Durham HuntMary Jane BigelowView this family
Type: Religious marriage
February 14, 1859 (Age 88 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 85 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 90 years)

Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War
Death of a sonDaniel Durham Hunt
October 7, 1866 (Age 95 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 95 years)
Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
1867 (Age 95 years)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 97 years)

Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 106 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Deathunknown

Family with Abel Hunt - View this family
husband
Abel Hunt
Birth: about 1765 42 31Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 1842Barren, Kentucky, United States
herself
Marriage:
son
Oliver Hunt
Birth: about 1788 23 16Rowan, North Carolina, United States
Death:
9 years
son

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