The Shemwell Family

Abigail “Nabby” HoweAge: 50 years17651815

Name
Abigail “Nabby” Howe
Given names
Abigail
Surname
Howe
Nickname
Nabby
Married name
Abigail Young
Birth May 3, 1765
Historical Event
Influenza Epidemic
between 1775 and 1776 (Age 9 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 9 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
MarriageJohn YoungView this family
October 31, 1785 (Age 20 years)
Birth of a daughter
#1
Fanny Young
November 8, 1787 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Rhoda Young
September 10, 1789 (Age 24 years)
Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic
between 1793 and 1798 (Age 27 years)
Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793
Birth of a son
#3
Brigham Young Sr.
June 1, 1801 (Age 36 years)
Historical Event
The Louisiana Purchase
1803 (Age 37 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
Marriage of a childRobert CarrFanny YoungView this family
May 5, 1806 (Age 41 years)
Marriage of a childJohn Portineus GreeneRhoda YoungView this family
February 11, 1813 (Age 47 years)
Historical Event
War of 1812
between 1812 and 1815 (Age 46 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 June 11, 1815 (Age 50 years)
Family with John Young - View this family
husband
John Young
Birth: March 6, 1763Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Death: October 12, 1839Quincy, Adams, Illinois, United States
herself
Abigail “Nabby” Howe
Birth: May 3, 1765Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Death: June 11, 1815Aurelius, Cayuga, New York, United States
Marriage: October 31, 1785Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
2 years
daughter
Fanny Young
Birth: November 8, 1787 24 22Hopkinton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States
Death: June 11, 1859Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
22 months
daughter
Rhoda Young
Birth: September 10, 1789 26 24Durham, Albany, New York, United States
Death: January 18, 1841Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
12 years
son
Brigham Young Sr.
Birth: June 1, 1801 38 36Whitingham, Windham, Vermont, United States
Death: August 29, 1877Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

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