Benjamin DavisAge: 79 years1735–1814
- Name
- Benjamin Davis
- Given names
- Benjamin
- Surname
- Davis
 Birth | about 1735 |
 Historical Event | The French & Indian War between 1754 and 1763 (Age 19 years)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 40 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 40 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 |
 Marriage | Susanna “Susan” Shemwell — View this family November 1, 1797 (Age 62 years) Note: 2nd wife of Benjamin Davis |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 58 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 daughter#1 | Penelope “Nelly” Davis about 1798 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Nancy Davis about 1800 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Susannah “Susan” Davis July 14, 1801 (Age 66 years) |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 68 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 |
| Death of a wife | Susanna “Susan” Shemwell after November 1807 (Age 72 years) Cause: childbirth |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 77 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 | about 1814 (Age 79 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Jersey Baptist Church Cemetery |
| Family with Susanna “Susan” Shemwell |
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Benjamin Davis Birth: about 1735 — New Jersey, United States Death: about 1814 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
Susanna “Susan” Shemwell Birth: about 1766 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: after November 1807 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: November 1, 1797 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States |
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14 months daughter |
Penelope “Nelly” Davis Birth: about 1798 63 32 — Jersey Settlement, Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: about 1859 — Gibson, Tennessee, United States |
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3 years daughter |
Nancy Davis Birth: about 1800 65 34 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: before January 19, 1846 |
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18 months daughter |
Susannah “Susan” Davis Birth: July 14, 1801 66 35 — Rowan, North Carolina, United States Death: June 27, 1850 — Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States |
| Marriage | 2nd wife of Benjamin Davis |