The Shemwell Family

Cain AcuffAge: 51 years17701821

Name
Cain Acuff
Given names
Cain
Surname
Acuff
Birth 1770 31 25
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 5 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
Birth of a brotherRichard Acuff
1776 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 5 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
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 23 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 33 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 fatherJohn Acuff Sr.
January 1, 1805 (Age 35 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 42 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 1821 (Age 51 years)
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father
John Acuff Sr.
Birth: between 1739 and 1740 39 41Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Death: January 1, 1805Puncheon Camp, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
mother
Marriage: 1767Caroline, Virginia, United States
-1 years
elder brother
2 years
elder sister
2 years
elder brother
3 years
himself
Cain Acuff
Birth: 1770 31 25Grainger, Tennessee, United States
Death: 1821Tennessee, United States
7 years
younger brother
Richard Acuff
Birth: 1776 37 31Henry, Virginia, United States
Death: September 7, 1836Grainger, Tennessee, United States

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