Caroline BriscoeAge: 74 years1788–1862
- Name
- Caroline Briscoe
- Given names
- Caroline
- Surname
- Briscoe
- Married name
- Caroline Shemwell
 Birth | February 28, 1788 47 37 |
 Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 4 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 brother | Dr. Charles Llewellyn Briscoe about 1799 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 14 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 23 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 mother | Mary Jane Llewellyn 1816 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a father | John Hanson Briscoe May 29, 1822 (Age 34 years) |
| Death of a brother | William Henry Briscoe after 1822 (Age 33 years) |
| Death of a brother | John Llewellen Briscoe after 1825 (Age 36 years) |
 Marriage | James Shemwell — View this family June 15, 1829 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Jane Eleanor Shemwell July 22, 1831 (Age 43 years) |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 43 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 47 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 57 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 |
 Census | October 15, 1850 (Age 62 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Rev. James Bunting — Jane Eleanor Shemwell — View this family April 8, 1851 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Mary Alice Llewellyn Bunting February 12, 1854 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Ellen Rose S Bunting March 3, 1856 (Age 68 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Edmund Key 1857 (Age 68 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Caroline Elizabeth Bunting June 20, 1858 (Age 70 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 68 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Death of a sister | Jane Margaret Eden Briscoe after June 1860 (Age 72 years) |
| Census | August 10, 1860 (Age 72 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James Shemwell Bunting September 5, 1860 (Age 72 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 73 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 |
 Death | June 28, 1862 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Bethel Cemetery Note: LaPlata (Bethel) United Methodist Church |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Hanson Briscoe Birth: 1741 48 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: May 29, 1822 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane Llewellyn Birth: October 14, 1750 34 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1816 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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| elder brother |
John Llewellen Briscoe Birth: between 1773 and 1775 32 22 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: after 1825 |
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12 years elder sister |
Jane Margaret Eden Briscoe Birth: about 1784 43 33 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: after June 1860 |
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2 years elder sister |
Eleanor Buchanan Briscoe Birth: 1785 44 34 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: February 1870 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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3 years herself |
Caroline Briscoe Birth: February 28, 1788 47 37 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: June 28, 1862 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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10 months brother |
William Henry Briscoe Birth: before 1788 47 37 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: after 1822 |
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12 years younger brother |
Dr. Charles Llewellyn Briscoe Birth: about 1799 58 48 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: about 1880 — Allens Fresh, Charles, Maryland, United States |
| Mother’s family with … Dent |
| step-father |
… Dent Death: |
| mother |
Mary Jane Llewellyn Birth: October 14, 1750 34 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1816 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: — |
| Mother’s family with Thomas Key |
| step-father |
Thomas Key Death: March 1772 — Maryland, United States |
| mother |
Mary Jane Llewellyn Birth: October 14, 1750 34 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: 1816 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| half-brother |
Edmund Key Birth: 1771 20 — Maryland, United States Death: 1857 |
| Family with James Shemwell |
| husband |
James Shemwell Birth: October 9, 1788 38 26 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: April 5, 1869 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
| herself |
Caroline Briscoe Birth: February 28, 1788 47 37 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: June 28, 1862 — Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States |
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Marriage: June 15, 1829 — |
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2 years daughter |
Jane Eleanor Shemwell Birth: July 22, 1831 42 43 — St. Mary's, Maryland, United States Death: January 29, 1901 — Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell - Household
St. Marys, Maryland
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - James Shemwell - Household
Chaptico, Saint Mary's, Maryland
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| Burial | LaPlata (Bethel) United Methodist Church |