The Shemwell Family

William Henry BriscoeAge: 34 years17881822

Name
William Henry Briscoe
Given names
William Henry
Surname
Briscoe
Birth before 1788 47 37
Birth of a sisterCaroline Briscoe
February 28, 1788
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 5 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 11 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 15 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
MarriageRebecca White BarberView this family
November 24, 1814 (Age 26 years)
Death of a wifeRebecca White Barber
November 3, 1815 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 24 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 28 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Hanson Briscoe
May 29, 1822 (Age 34 years)
Death after 1822 (Age 34 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
elder sister
Eleanor Buchanan Briscoe
Birth: 1785 44 34St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: February 1870St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
3 years
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
himself
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 Rebecca White Barber - View this family
himself
wife
Rebecca White Barber
Birth: 1788St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Death: November 3, 1815Chaptico, St. Mary's, Maryland, United States
Marriage: November 24, 1814St. Mary's, Maryland, United States