The Shemwell Family

John Tollett Sr.Age: 66 years17581824

Name
John Tollett Sr.
Given names
John
Surname
Tollett
Name suffix
Sr.
Birth 1758
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763

Note: The French and Indian War is the American name for the North American theater of the Seven Years War, fought primarily between the colonies of British America and New France - http://goo.gl/SiIuNc
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 17 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 17 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
MarriageMargaret Peggy BrownView this family
1784 (Age 26 years)
Birth of a son
#1
John Tollett Jr.
October 2, 1790 (Age 32 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 35 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 45 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
Marriage of a childJohn Tollett Jr.Nancy WilsonView this family
about 1808 (Age 50 years)

Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 54 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
Birth of a grandson
#1
John Jackson Tollett
June 29, 1820 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
William Shelby Tollett
October 10, 1824 (Age 66 years)
Death 1824 (Age 66 years)
Family with Margaret Peggy Brown - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: 1784Montgomery, Virginia, United States
7 years
son
John Tollett Jr.
Birth: October 2, 1790 32Montgomery, Virginia, United States
Death: May 1, 1863Bledsoe, Tennessee, United States

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