The Shemwell Family

Sally Holland1765

Name
Sally Holland
Given names
Sally
Surname
Holland
Birth September 8, 1765 23 21
Birth of a sisterRachel Holland
August 3, 1767 (Age 22 months)
Birth of a brotherHezikiah Holland
about 1771 (Age 5 years)

Birth of a brotherMichael Holland
about 1773 (Age 7 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 9 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 sisterCatherine Holland
about 1776 (Age 10 years)

Birth of a brotherMajor Holland
December 4, 1777 (Age 12 years)

Birth of a sisterDorothy Dolly Holland
about 1778 (Age 12 years)

Birth of a brotherRichard Holland
November 17, 1782 (Age 17 years)

Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 9 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 brotherShandy Walker Holland
about 1786 (Age 20 years)

Birth of a sisterMargaret Holland
about 1788 (Age 22 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 27 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 37 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 46 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 sisterMargaret Holland
before 1816 (Age 50 years)

Death of a motherMary Walker
June 8, 1821 (Age 55 years)
Death of a brotherMichael Holland
about 1825 (Age 59 years)
Death of a brotherMajor Holland
August 7, 1831 (Age 65 years)

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 66 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 70 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
Death of a brotherHezikiah Holland
about 1837 (Age 71 years)

Death of a brotherShandy Walker Holland
February 13, 1838 (Age 72 years)

Historical Event
Mexican-American War
from 1846 to 1848 (Age 80 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 91 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 95 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 101 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 101 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 103 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
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father
mother
Marriage: February 20, 1765Goochland, Virginia, United States
7 months
herself
Sally Holland
Birth: September 8, 1765 23 21Goochland, Virginia, United States
Death:
23 months
younger sister
Rachel Holland
Birth: August 3, 1767 25 23Goochland, Virginia, United States
Death:
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger brother
4 years
younger sister
23 months
younger brother
13 months
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
4 years
younger brother
3 years
younger sister

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Note
Douglas Register may have married Thomas Scott Holland 30 Dec 1795 in Goochland County Virginia