The Shemwell Family

Sarah Johnson1780

Name
Sarah Johnson
Given names
Sarah
Surname
Johnson
Married name
Sarah Hubbard
Married name
Sarah Ward
Married name
Sarah Wells
Birth October 9, 1780 25 16

MarriageSimon WardView this family
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MarriageRobert WellsView this family
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Birth of a sisterM B Johnson
November 11, 1782 (Age 2 years)

Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783

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 sisterNancy Johnson
July 14, 1784 (Age 3 years)

Birth of a sisterUrsula Allen Johnson
December 13, 1787 (Age 7 years)

Birth of a sisterP B Johnson
April 8, 1790 (Age 9 years)

Birth of a sisterJincy Johnson
September 13, 1795 (Age 14 years)

Birth of a sisterElizabeth Johnson
October 13, 1797 (Age 17 years)

MarriageWilliam HubbardView this family
February 3, 1798 (Age 17 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 12 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a sisterEleanor Johnson
December 4, 1800 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a sisterTabitha Johnson
June 26, 1802 (Age 21 years)

Birth of a daughter
#1
Nancy Hubbard
August 13, 1802 (Age 21 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 22 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
Birth of a brotherWilliam Weakley Johnson
October 10, 1807 (Age 27 years)
Death of a husbandWilliam Hubbard
August 11, 1813 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 31 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 childGeorge CooleyNancy HubbardView this family
April 1, 1819 (Age 38 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Sarah A Cooley
about 1822 (Age 41 years)
Death of a motherMary Baker de Graffenried
January 7, 1823 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Jerome Cooley
about 1824 (Age 43 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3
America Victoria Cooley
May 10, 1826 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 51 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 granddaughter
#4
Mary Elizabeth Cooley
about 1835 (Age 54 years)
Historical Event
The Texas Revolution
between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 54 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 granddaughter
#5
Isabella Cooley
about 1839 (Age 58 years)

Birth of a grandson
#6
Jonathan Lycurgus Cooley
about 1843 (Age 62 years)
Death of a fatherGideon Johnson
November 1, 1843 (Age 63 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Eulalia Cooley
about 1845 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 65 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
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 76 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 80 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
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 86 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 86 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 88 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 97 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
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Marriage: November 18, 1779
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younger sister
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younger sister
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younger sister
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younger sister
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younger sister
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Family with William Hubbard - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: February 3, 1798Rockingham, North Carolina, United States
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Family with Simon Ward - View this family
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Family with Robert Wells - View this family
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