Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Preese was born in 1773, in Marden, Herefordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Preese, was 25 and her mother, Ann Gailey, was 30.
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- Mary Preese, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Preese, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
- Mary Preese, "England, Herefordshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1583-1898"
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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."
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.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Treece .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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