The Shemwell Family

Rachel Elizabeth Lively1722

Name
Rachel Elizabeth Lively
Given names
Rachel Elizabeth
Surname
Lively
Married name
Rachel Elizabeth McGehee
Birth about 1722 31 28
MarriageHolden McGeheeView this family
unknown

Note: Holden and Rachel are 1st Cousins
Birth of a sisterElizabeth Lively
about 1728 (Age 6 years)
Marriage of parentsMark Bethel LivelyMary MackgeheeView this family
about 1729 (Age 7 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherWilliam Mackgehee
December 9, 1748 (Age 26 years)
Death of a fatherMark Bethel Lively
June 11, 1752 (Age 30 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherMary Agnes Carr
December 13, 1759 (Age 37 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 32 years)

Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc
Birth of a daughter
#1
Sarah McGehee
1767 (Age 45 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 53 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
Death of a motherMary Mackgehee
May 3, 1780 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 53 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
Land
Holden McGehee and William Hopkins Land Deal - 52 Acres
April 9, 1792 (Age 70 years)
Note: Apr 1792 from Holden Magee of Patrick to William Hopkins of Patrick County, for 10 pounds, a certain tract of land in Patrick on the north fork of the Mayo [River], and bounded by a Bold Branch, containing 53 acres by patent. The land is warranted against me, my wife (aka Rachel), our heirs, and everyone else. Signed, Holden Magee. Wit: none Recorded Apr 9, 1792.
Marriage
1792 Benjamin Going and Elizabeth Stevens Marriage
April 13, 1792 (Age 70 years)
Note: Holden and Rachel McGehee were witnesses for this marriage.
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 71 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 81 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 90 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 husbandHolden McGehee
April 2, 1816 (Age 94 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
Mark Bethel Lively
Birth: May 23, 1690Goochland, Virginia, United States
Death: June 11, 1752Charlottesville, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
mother
Mary Mackgehee
Birth: about 1694 21 16New Kent, Virginia, United States
Death: May 3, 1780Buck Island Creek, Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Marriage: about 1729Goochland, Virginia, United States
-6 years
herself
7 years
younger sister
Family with Holden McGehee - View this family
husband
Holden McGehee
Birth: about 1722 24 20Hanover, Virginia, United States
Death: April 2, 1816Hanover, Virginia, United States
herself
Marriage:
daughter
Sarah McGehee
Birth: 1767 45 45Albemarle, Virginia, United States
Death: 1836Fayette, Virginia, United States

Rachel Elizabeth Lively has 32 first cousins recorded

Marriage
Holden and Rachel are 1st Cousins
Land
Apr 1792 from Holden Magee of Patrick to William Hopkins of Patrick County, for 10 pounds, a certain tract of land in Patrick on the north fork of the Mayo [River], and bounded by a Bold Branch, containing 53 acres by patent. The land is warranted against me, my wife (aka Rachel), our heirs, and everyone else. Signed, Holden Magee. Wit: none Recorded Apr 9, 1792.
Marriage
Holden and Rachel McGehee were witnesses for this marriage.