Elizabeth Preese

20 July 1779–
Marden, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Elizabeth

When Elizabeth Preese was born on 20 July 1779, in Marden, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Preese, was 31 and her mother, Ann Gailey, was 35.

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Family Time Line

John Preese
1748–1786
Ann Gailey
1743–1786
Anne Preese
1771–
Mary Preese
1773–
Sarah Preese
1775–
Jane Preece
1777–1876
John Preece
1777–
Elizabeth Preese
1779–
Catherine Preese
1781–

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World Events (8)

1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
Age 8
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.
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 22
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
Age 36
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

German: northern variant of Fries 1.Dutch: variant of Frese .English: metonymic occupational name for a weaver of frieze, a coarse woolen cloth with a thick nap, from Middle English frise, frese (Old French frise).

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

Possible Related Names

Frazee
Fries
Freeze

Sources (6)

  • Elizabeth Preece, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Elizabeth Preese, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
  • Elizabeth Preese, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"

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