Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Riches was born about 1739, in Martham, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Riches, was 47 and her mother, Alles Heaslop, was 41. She married Solomon Dove on 10 August 1761, in Catfield, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters.
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- Mary Riches, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Mary Green in England, Select Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991
- Mary Riches, "England, Norfolk, Parish Registers (County Record Office), 1510-1997"
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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.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English (Norfolk and Suffolk): variant of Rich , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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