The Shemwell Family

Jane Margaret Eden BriscoeAge: 76 years17841860

Name
Jane Margaret Eden Briscoe
Given names
Jane Margaret Eden
Surname
Briscoe
Married name
Jane Margaret Eden Carnes
Birth about 1784 43 33
Birth of a sisterEleanor Buchanan Briscoe
1785 (Age 12 months)
Death of a maternal grandfatherJohn Llewellyn
September 1785 (Age 20 months)
Birth of a brotherWilliam Henry Briscoe
before 1788 (Age 4 years)
Birth of a sisterCaroline Briscoe
February 28, 1788 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 9 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 15 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 19 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
MarriagePeter A CarnesView this family
January 5, 1807 (Age 23 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 28 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 32 years)
Death of a fatherJohn Hanson Briscoe
May 29, 1822 (Age 38 years)
Death of a brotherWilliam Henry Briscoe
after 1822 (Age 38 years)

Death of a brotherJohn Llewellen Briscoe
after 1825 (Age 41 years)

Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 48 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 51 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 62 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 husbandPeter A Carnes
about 1848 (Age 64 years)
Death of a half-brotherEdmund Key
1857 (Age 73 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1857 and 1859 (Age 73 years)

Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884
Death after June 1860 (Age 76 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
herself
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
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 Peter A Carnes - View this family
husband
Peter A Carnes
Birth: before 1787Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Death: about 1848Maryland, United States
herself
Marriage: January 5, 1807St. Mary's, Maryland, United States