Caleb Edwards

22 April 1770–
Dalwood, Devon, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Caleb

When Caleb Edwards was christened on 22 April 1770, in Dalwood, Devon, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Edwards, was 39 and his mother, Dorothy Anning, was 42.

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Family Time Line

John Edwards
1731–
Dorothy Anning
1727–1789
John Edwards
1754–
Thomas Edwards
1755–
Mary Edwards
1757–1805
Elizabeth Edwards
1760–1802
Joshua Edwards
1763–
Dorothy Edwards
1765–
Caleb Edwards
1770–

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World Events (3)

1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English and Welsh: variant of Edward , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This surname is also very common among African Americans.History: One of the earliest American bearers of this very common English surname was William Edwards, the son of Rev. Richard Edwards, a London clergyman in the age of Elizabeth I, who came to New England c. 1640. His descendant Jonathan (1703–58), of East Windsor, CT, was a prominent Congregational clergyman whose New England theology led to the first Great Awakening, a great religious revival.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Edward

Sources (2)

  • Caleb, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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