Sarah Merritt1740–
- Name
- Sarah Merritt
- Given names
- Sarah
- Surname
- Merritt
 Birth | about 1740 |
 Marriage | Richard Merritt — View this family unknown |
 Historical Event | The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763 (Age 14 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 | Mary Merritt about 1769 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1775 and 1776 (Age 35 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 35 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 grandson #1 | William Shemwell 1791 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Elisha Shemwell — Mary Merritt — View this family before 1795 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Nancy Shemwell 1795 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Uradice “Dicey” Shemwell June 5, 1798 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 53 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 granddaughter #4 | Mary Shemwell August 29, 1801 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a son | Ephraim Merritt 1801 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 63 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 72 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 daughter | Mary Merritt 1831 (Age 91 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 92 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 95 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 106 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 |
 Death | unknown |
| Family with Richard Merritt |
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Richard Merritt Birth: between 1720 and 1780 Death: |
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Sarah Merritt Birth: about 1740 Death: |
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Ephraim Merritt Death: 1801 |
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Richard Merritt Death: |
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Nancy Merritt Death: |
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Mary Merritt Birth: about 1769 49 29 Death: 1831 |