Thomas Lee Shippen
American
Thomas Lee Shippen was a member of the notable Shippen family of Pennsylvania. - AsNotedIn
Lineage
- Father Dr William Shippen
- Mother Alice Lee Shippen
- Sister: Anne Shippen Livingston
Thomas Lee Shippen was a member of the notable Shippen family of Pennsylvania. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1765/00/00 | Alice Lee Shippen, wife of Dr William Shippen, gives birth to a son, Thomas Lee Shippen, in Philadelphia, Province of Pennsylvania. | Born | |||||
| 1776/00/00 | At Needwood Forest Academy in Frederick Town, Maryland, the young Thomas Shippen applies himself to his studies, laying the groundwork for the education that will carry him into wider pursuits. | School | Needwood Forest | Burkittsville, MD | |||
| 1785/00/00 | From 1784 to 1786, Thomas Shippen pursues instruction in the law under George Wythe, whose guidance furnishes the young scholar with the foundations of his legal education. | Education | Wythe House | Williamsburg | |||
| 1787/00/00 | Thomas Shippen applies himself to the study of law at the Inner Temple, though his inclinations run toward society, travel and the pursuit of women. He completes two years of instruction before returning to Pennsylvania. | Education | Inner Temple, London | London | |||
| 1790/00/00 | While visiting family in Virginia, Thomas Shippen meets seventeen-year-old Elizabeth Farley, widow of John Bannister of Virginia, at Nesting Green Branch plantation. | Groom | |||||
| 1791/03/11 | Elizabeth Carter Farley, daughter of James Parke Farley and Elizabeth Hill Byrd, marries Thomas Lee Shippen at Nesting Green Branch estate, Middlesex, Virginia. | Groom | |||||
| 1795/08/00 | Farley Estate is completed in Bridgewater, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, for Elizabeth and Thomas Shippen. The residence burned down in 1861. | Home | |||||
| 1796/00/00 | Thomas Shippen's cough worsens. He fights to breathe, suffers through frequent medical bleeding and becomes dependent on laudanum (an alcoholic tincture of opium), creating disastrous effects upon his gastro-intestinal system. | Health | |||||
| 1798/02/04 | Having travelled to Charleston for his health, Thomas Lee Shippen dies there at about age 33. Mr Shippen was buried in Charleston, South Carolina. | Died |
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