The Shemwell Family

John Llewellen BriscoeAge: 52 years17731825

Name
John Llewellen Briscoe
Given names
John Llewellen
Surname
Briscoe
Birth between 1773 and 1775 32 22
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 2 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 2 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 sisterJane Margaret Eden Briscoe
about 1784 (Age 11 years)
Birth of a sisterEleanor Buchanan Briscoe
1785 (Age 12 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Llewellyn
September 1785 (Age 12 years)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Henry Briscoe
before 1788 (Age 15 years)
Birth of a sisterCaroline Briscoe
February 28, 1788 (Age 15 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 20 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 brotherDr. Charles Llewellyn Briscoe
about 1799 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 30 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 39 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 motherMary Jane Llewellyn
1816 (Age 43 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Hanson Briscoe
May 29, 1822 (Age 49 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Henry Briscoe
after 1822 (Age 49 years)

Death after 1825 (Age 52 years)

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mother
Marriage: St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
himself
John Llewellen Briscoe
Birth: between 1773 and 1775 32 22St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: after 1825
12 years
younger sister
2 years
younger sister
Eleanor Buchanan Briscoe
Birth: 1785 44 34St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: February 1870St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
3 years
younger sister
Caroline Briscoe
Birth: February 28, 1788 47 37St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: June 28, 1862Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
10 months
younger brother
12 years
younger brother
Dr. Charles Llewellyn Briscoe
Birth: about 1799 58 48Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: about 1880Allens Fresh, Charles, Maryland, United States
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