The Shemwell Family

Christopher Acuff1721

Name
Christopher Acuff
Given names
Christopher
Surname
Acuff
Birth 1721 21 23

Marriage of parentsChristopher C AcuffSarah WinnView this family
about 1721

Birth of a brotherTimothy Acuff
1735 (Age 14 years)

Birth of a sisterJane Acuff
1736 (Age 15 years)

Birth of a brotherJohn Acuff Sr.
between 1739 and 1740 (Age 18 years)
Birth of a brotherCain Acuff
about 1740 (Age 19 years)
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Ingo
1748 (Age 27 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 33 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
Death of a fatherChristopher C Acuff
July 10, 1766 (Age 45 years)

Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 54 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 54 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 72 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 82 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 brotherJohn Acuff Sr.
January 1, 1805 (Age 84 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 91 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 brotherCain Acuff
about 1822 (Age 101 years)
Death of a brotherTimothy Acuff
October 5, 1823 (Age 102 years)
Deathunknown

Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: about 1721
1 year
himself
15 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
5 years
younger brother
John Acuff Sr.
Birth: between 1739 and 1740 39 41Chesterfield, Virginia, United States
Death: January 1, 1805Puncheon Camp, Grainger, Tennessee, United States
2 years
younger brother
Cain Acuff
Birth: about 1740 40 42Spotsylvania, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1822Grainger, Tennessee, United States

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