The Shemwell Family

Catherine “Ellen” BrockAge: 66 years17441810

Name
Catherine “Ellen” Brock
Given names
Catherine
Surname
Brock
Married name
Catherine Burnett
Nickname
Ellen
Birth 1744 17 19
MarriageCharles BurnettView this family
about 1760 (Age 16 years)

Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 10 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 31 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
Death of a motherMary Ann Altmann
1780 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 31 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 of a childJoseph BurnettSarah AcuffView this family
1786 (Age 42 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 49 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 59 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 husbandCharles Burnett
1810 (on the date of death)
Death 1810 (Age 66 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Mary Ann Altmann
Birth: 1725St Peters, New Kent, Virginia, United States
Death: 1780Shenandoah, Virginia, United States
Marriage:
herself
Family with Charles Burnett - View this family
husband
herself
Marriage: about 1760
son