Brief Life History of Elisabeth
When Elisabeth Butterworth was christened on 3 October 1762, in Wardleworth, Lancashire, England, her father, Joseph Butterworth, was 26 and her mother, Sarah Low, was 25. She married James Howard on 19 February 1784, in Wardleworth, Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She was buried in Mossley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Betty Butterworth, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Betty, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Elizabeth Butterworth in entry for Elizabeth Rich, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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1770 · Boston Tea Party
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
Name Meaning
English: from Butterworth in Lancashire (near Rochdale). Named with Old English butere ‘butter’ + worth ‘enclosure’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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