Buitenwerf family tree » John Sheffield (1804-1883)
Personal data John Sheffield
Sources 1, 2, 3- He was born on May 6, 1804 in Georgia.Sources 1, 2, 3
- Resident in the year 1880: Saint Marys, Camden, Georgia, Verenigde Staten.Source 3
- He died on December 14, 1883, he was 79 years old.Sources 1, 2
- A child of West Sheffield and Elizabeth
Household of John Sheffield
He is married to Sarah Ann Cook.
They got married in the year 1825 at Camden, Georgia, he was 20 years old.Sources 2, 4
Child(ren):
- Mary West Sheffield 1828-1862
Timeline John Sheffield
This functionality is only available in Javascript supporting browsers.
Click on the names for more info.
Symbols used: 
grandparents
parents
brothers/sisters
children
grandparents
parents
brothers/sisters
children
Sources
- U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970, Ancestry.com, Volume: 302 / Ancestry.com
- North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000, Ancestry.com, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 146 : 1919 / Ancestry.com
- 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Year: 1880; Census Place: Saint Marys, Camden, Georgia; Roll: 137; Family History Film: 1254137; Page: 476B; Enumeration District: 013; Image: 0075 / Ancestry.com
- Georgia Marriages, 1699-1944, Hunting For Bears, comp. / Ancestry.com
Historical events
Birthday May 6, 1804
- The temperature on May 6, 1804 was about 16.0 °C. Wind direction mainly northeast. Weather type: omtrent helder. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1804: Source: Wikipedia
- February 21 » The first self-propelling steam locomotive makes its outing at the Pen-y-Darren Ironworks in Wales.
- March 21 » Code Napoléon is adopted as French civil law.
- May 13 » Forces sent by Yusuf Karamanli of Tripoli to retake Derna from the Americans attack the city.
- May 22 » The Lewis and Clark Expedition officially begins as the Corps of Discovery departs from St. Charles, Missouri.
- September 25 » The Teton Sioux (a subdivision of the Lakota) demand one of the boats from the Lewis and Clark Expedition as a toll for allowing the expedition to move further upriver.
- November 30 » The Democratic-Republican-controlled United States Senate begins an impeachment trial of Federalist Supreme Court Justice Samuel Chase.
Day of death December 14, 1883
- The temperature on December 14, 1883 was about 10.3 °C. There was 2 mm of rain. The air pressure was 26 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the southwest. The airpressure was 75 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 96%. Source: KNMI
- Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from August 20, 1879 to April 23, 1883 the cabinet Van Lijnden van Sandenburg, with Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (conservatief-AR) as prime minister.
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 23, 1884 to April 21, 1888 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) as prime minister.
- In the year 1883: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 4.5 million citizens.
- March 28 » Tonkin Campaign: French victory in the Battle of Gia Cuc.
- June 16 » The Victoria Hall theatre panic in Sunderland, England, kills 183 children.
- August 25 » France and Viet Nam sign the Treaty of Huế, recognizing a French protectorate over Annam and Tonkin.
- October 4 » First meeting of the Boys' Brigade in Glasgow, Scotland.
- October 22 » Mödling and Hinterbrühl Tram, Vienna, Austria, first electric tram powered by overhead wire.
- December 16 » Tonkin Campaign: French forces capture the Sơn Tây citadel.
Same birth/death day
- 1769 » Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany († 1824)
- 1781 » Karl Christian Friedrich Krause, German philosopher and author († 1832)
- 1797 » Joseph Brackett, American religious leader and composer († 1882)
- 1800 » Roman Sanguszko, Polish general († 1881)
- 1827 » Hermann Raster, German-American journalist and politician († 1891)
- 1836 » Max Eyth, German engineer and author († 1906)
- 1860 » George Hamilton-Gordon, 4th Earl of Aberdeen, Scottish-English politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. 1784)
- 1861 » Albert, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (b. 1819)
- 1865 » Johan Georg Forchhammer, Danish geologist and mineralogist (b. 1794)
- 1873 » Louis Agassiz, Swiss-American zoologist and geologist (b. 1807)
- 1878 » Princess Alice of the United Kingdom (b. 1843)
- 1912 » Belgrave Edward Sutton Ninnis, English lieutenant and explorer (b. 1887)
About the surname Sheffield
- View the information that Genealogie Online has about the surname Sheffield.
- Check the information Open Archives has about Sheffield.
- Check the Wie (onder)zoekt wie? register to see who is (re)searching Sheffield.
The Buitenwerf family tree publication was prepared by Joyce Butterworth Burns.
When copying data from this family tree, please include a reference to the origin:
Joyce Butterworth Burns, "Buitenwerf family tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/buitenwerf-family-tree/P1037.php : accessed May 9, 2025), "John Sheffield (1804-1883)".
Joyce Butterworth Burns, "Buitenwerf family tree", database, Genealogy Online (https://www.genealogieonline.nl/buitenwerf-family-tree/P1037.php : accessed May 9, 2025), "John Sheffield (1804-1883)".