Ann Morris

Female1756–

Brief Life History of Ann

When Ann Morris was born in 1756, in Stoke St Milborough, Shropshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, George Morris, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Wright, was 34. She married William Hall on 8 June 1782.

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William Hall
1755–
Ann Morris
1756–
Marriage: 8 June 1782

Sources (6)

  • Ann Morris, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Ann Morris, "England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918"
  • Ann Marris in entry for William Hall, "England, Shropshire Parish Registers, 1538-1918"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    8 June 1782

    • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (4)

    World Events (7)

    1770 · Boston Tea Party

    Age 14

    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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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

    Age 19

    "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

    Age 31

    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 and Scottish: from Maurice, an Old French personal name introduced to Britain by the Normans. It is derived from Latin Mauritius, a derivative of Maurus (see Moore ). This was the name of several early Christian saints. In some cases it may be a nickname of the same derivation for someone with a swarthy complexion.

    Irish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Muirghis, a variant of Ó Muirgheasa (see Morrissey ).

    Welsh: Anglicized form of the personal name Meurig (from Latin Mauritius), which was gradually superseded in Wales by Morus, Morys, a derivative of the Anglo-Norman French form of the name (see 1 above).

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

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