The Shemwell Family

Elizabeth WoodsonAge: 73 years17111784

Name
Elizabeth Woodson
Given names
Elizabeth
Surname
Woodson
Married name
Elizabeth Higgs
Birth about 1711
MarriageJohn HiggsView this family
unknown

Birth of a son
#1
Capt. Zachariah Higgs
1735 (Age 24 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Mary Jane Higgs
before 1750 (Age 39 years)
Note: 1800 Census shows a Mary Shemwell who is in the White Female over 45yr category. Without any other sources to establish her age, it is assumed that she was born before 1750.
Marriage of a childCapt. Zachariah HiggsElizabeth ClarkeView this family
1755 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Leonard Clarke Higgs
September 13, 1756 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#3
Elizabeth “Eliza” Higgs
1757 (Age 46 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 43 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
Birth of a grandson
#4
John Higgs
January 1, 1764 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Cassandra Elizabeth Higgs
1764 (Age 53 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Kenelm H Higgs
January 1, 1769 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Eleanor Higgs
1773 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Sothoron Higgs
1775 (Age 64 years)
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 64 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 grandson
#9
William Higgs
1777 (Age 66 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 64 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
Death about 1784 (Age 73 years)
Family with John Higgs - View this family
husband
herself
Elizabeth Woodson
Birth: about 1711Henrico, Virginia, United States
Death: about 1784Lunenburg, Lunenburg, Virginia, United States
Marriage:
son

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