The Shemwell Family

Margaret SmartAge: 60 years17821842

Name
Margaret Smart
Given names
Margaret
Surname
Smart
Married name
Margaret Black
Birth 1782 38

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 sisterIsabella Smart
October 17, 1784 (Age 2 years)

Birth of a brotherThomas Smart
April 18, 1786 (Age 4 years)

Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Smart
1795 (Age 13 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 11 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
MarriageHugh BlackView this family
November 7, 1799 (Age 17 years)

Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 21 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 30 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 sisterIsabella Smart
December 9, 1826 (Age 44 years)

Death of a fatherWilliam Smart Jr.
1827 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 50 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 53 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 sisterJane Smart
February 10, 1842 (Age 60 years)
Burial of a sisterJane Smart
after February 10, 1842 (Age 60 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Brittain Cemetery
Death 1842 (Age 60 years)

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage:
elder sister
Elizabeth Smart
Birth: February 10, 1770 26Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 17, 1863Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
5 years
elder sister
8 years
herself
3 years
younger sister
18 months
younger brother
Family with Hugh Black - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: November 7, 1799

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