The Shemwell Family

Name
John Reed
Given names
John
Surname
Reed
Birth 1735

MarriageMary DrakeView this family
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Birth of a son
#1
Moses Reed
1761 (Age 26 years)

Birth of a daughter
#2
Sarah Reed
1762 (Age 27 years)

Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 19 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 son
#3
David Reed
December 20, 1770 (Age 35 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 40 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
Birth of a son
#4
John Reed
1777 (Age 42 years)

Birth of a son
#5
Noah Reed
October 16, 1781 (Age 46 years)

Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 40 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
John Reed
before 1791 (Age 56 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Sallie “Sary” Reed
March 4, 1791 (Age 56 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Cathy Reed
after 1791 (Age 56 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#4
Elizabeth Reed
after 1792 (Age 57 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Mary “Polly” Reed
after 1793 (Age 58 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Mattie “Mollie” Reed
after 1794 (Age 59 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Mary “Polly” Reed
May 4, 1798 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 58 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 68 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 grandson
#8
Noah Reed
February 16, 1804 (Age 69 years)
Death 1809 (Age 74 years)
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