The Shemwell Family

William Perry Stephenson SrAge: 71 years17491820

Name
William Perry Stephenson Sr
Given names
William Perry
Surname
Stephenson
Name suffix
Sr
Birth 1749
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 5 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 26 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
MarriageRebecca RobersonView this family
about 1782 (Age 33 years)
Note: Marriage info based on the birth of their first child
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 26 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
William Perry Stephenson Jr
March 6, 1789 (Age 40 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Nancy Stephenson
November 21, 1798 (Age 49 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 44 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 54 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
Marriage of a childWilliam Perry Stephenson JrRachel Margaret “Peggy” TroutmanView this family
March 14, 1814 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Lieuvisa “Louisa” Stephenson
August 1, 1814 (Age 65 years)
Marriage of a childJames TroutmanNancy StephensonView this family
May 6, 1815 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 63 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
Birth of a grandson
#2
Blank Moody Stephenson
1816 (Age 67 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Rebecca Jane Troutman
about 1818 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Peter T Stephenson
1818 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mary Ann Troutman
about 1819 (Age 70 years)
Death 1820 (Age 71 years)
Family with Rebecca Roberson - View this family
himself
William Perry Stephenson Sr
Birth: 1749Hulcott, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Death: 1820Louisville, Jefferson, Kentucky, United States
wife
Marriage: about 1782Virginia, United States
17 years
daughter
-10 years
son

No family available

Marriage
Marriage info based on the birth of their first child