The Shemwell Family

Eleanor Buchanan BriscoeAge: 85 years17851870

Name
Eleanor Buchanan Briscoe
Given names
Eleanor Buchanan
Surname
Briscoe
Birth 1785 44 34
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Llewellyn
September 1785
Birth of a brotherWilliam Henry Briscoe
before 1788 (Age 3 years)
Birth of a sisterCaroline Briscoe
February 28, 1788 (Age 3 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 8 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 14 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 18 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
MarriageThomas Bond BriscoeView this family
November 28, 1814 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 27 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 31 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Hanson Briscoe
May 29, 1822 (Age 37 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Henry Briscoe
after 1822 (Age 37 years)

Birth of a son
#1
Thomas B Briscoe
before 1826 (Age 41 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Llewellen Briscoe
after 1825 (Age 40 years)

Death of a husbandThomas Bond Briscoe
March 26, 1826 (Age 41 years)
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 47 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 50 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 61 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
Death of a half-brotherEdmund Key
1857 (Age 72 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 72 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 sisterJane Margaret Eden Briscoe
after June 1860 (Age 75 years)

Death of a sisterCaroline Briscoe
June 28, 1862 (Age 77 years)
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 76 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 of a sonThomas B Briscoe
1866 (Age 81 years)

Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 82 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 82 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 84 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
Death February 1870 (Age 85 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
elder brother
John Llewellen Briscoe
Birth: between 1773 and 1775 32 22St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: after 1825
12 years
elder sister
2 years
herself
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
Mother’s family with Dent - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage:
Mother’s family with Thomas Key - View this family
step-father
mother
Marriage:
half-brother
Family with Thomas Bond Briscoe - View this family
husband
Thomas Bond Briscoe
Birth: 1786 34 18Laureetum, Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: March 26, 1826Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
herself
Eleanor Buchanan Briscoe
Birth: 1785 44 34St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: February 1870St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Marriage: November 28, 1814St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
12 years
son

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