Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Waters was born about 1736, in Bath, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Waters Jr, was 19 and her mother, Anne Laws, was 14. She married William Fry on 26 April 1764, in Leigh upon Mendip, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters.
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Sources (10)
- Mary Waters, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Waters, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
- Mary in entry for William Fry, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
Spouse and Children
1740– Male
1736– Female
Children (5)
1767– Male
1769– Female
1772– Male
1774– Male
1777– Female
Parents and Siblings
1719–1773 Male
1723–1782 Female
Siblings (13)
1736– Female
1747– Male
1749– Female
1750–1753 Male
1752–1848 Female
+8 More Children
World Events (4)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 65
1815
Age 79
1830
Age 94
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: variant of Water 1 and 2, with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: when not the English surname, this is an Anglicized form of various Gaelic names taken to be derived from uisce ‘water’ (see for example Haskin , Hiskey ).
History: James Waters came from London, England, to Salem, MA, in 1630. Lawrence Waters came to Charlestown, MA, from Lancaster, England, in 1675.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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