The Shemwell Family

Edward Burrage Jr1798

Name
Edward Burrage Jr
Given names
Edward
Surname
Burrage
Name suffix
Jr
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763

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
MarriageRebeckah Hannah ShemwellView this family
about 1770
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776

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 son
#1William Burrage
March 24, 1777
Birth of a daughter
#2Hannah Burrage
1779
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783

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
Birth of a son
#3James Monroe Burrage
March 18, 1784
Birth of a daughter
#4Catherine Burrage
March 4, 1788
Birth of a son
#5Edward Burrage
about 1790
Death of a wifeRebeckah Hannah Shemwell
May 1798 (on the date of death)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Death May 1798
Probate May 1798 (on the date of death)
Family with Rebeckah Hannah Shemwell - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: about 1770Maryland, United States
7 years
son
3 years
daughter
5 years
son
James Monroe Burrage
Birth: March 18, 1784 52Charles, Maryland, United States
Death: April 28, 1857Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
4 years
daughter
3 years
son

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