The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth DipertAge: 67 years17911859

Name
Elizabeth Dipert
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Dipert
Married name
Elizabeth Sult
Birth December 6, 1791
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 12 months)
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 11 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
MarriageConrad SultView this family
November 15, 1808 (Age 16 years)
Note: Marriage info found on Find A Grave site
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 20 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 son
#1
Henry Sult
October 2, 1824 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 40 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
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 43 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
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 54 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 childHenry SultCynthia Ann TroutmanView this family
July 7, 1851 (Age 59 years)
Death of a husbandConrad Sult
August 15, 1856 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 65 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death August 15, 1859 (Age 67 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oregon Township Cemetery
Family with Conrad Sult - View this family
husband
Conrad Sult
Birth: June 13, 1781Towamensing, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 15, 1856Koontz Lake, Starke, Indiana, United States
herself
Elizabeth Dipert
Birth: December 6, 1791Whitehall, Northampton, Pennsylvania, United States
Death: August 15, 1859Oregon, Starke, Indiana, United States
Marriage: November 15, 1808Pennsylvania, United States
16 years
son
Henry Sult
Birth: October 2, 1824 43 32Ohio, United States
Death: July 10, 1895Fulton, Indiana, United States

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Marriage
Marriage info found on Find A Grave site