The Shemwell Family

James Mitchell1725

Name
James Mitchell
Given names
James
Surname
Mitchell
Birth September 15, 1725
MarriageJean McCroneView this family
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Birth of a daughter
#1
Jean Mitchell
May 24, 1752 (Age 26 years)
Historical Event
The French & Indian War
between 1754 and 1763 (Age 28 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 49 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
Marriage of a childJohn W McMillanJean MitchellView this family
September 1, 1778 (Age 52 years)

Birth of a granddaughter
#1
Flora McMillan
January 6, 1781 (Age 55 years)
Birth of a grandson
#2
Gilbert W McMillan
October 1783 (Age 58 years)
Historical Event
The American Revolution
from 1775 to 1783 (Age 49 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
Birth of a grandson
#3
John Hugh McMillan
April 17, 1784 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Daniel McMillan
March 1785 (Age 59 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Catherine McMillan
April 1788 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#6
Margaret McMillan
May 25, 1795 (Age 69 years)
Birth of a grandson
#7
Angus McMillan
August 31, 1798 (Age 72 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 67 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 77 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
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 86 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
Historical Event
Cholera Epidemic
1832 (Age 106 years)
Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics
Deathunknown

Family with Jean McCrone - View this family
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