Brief Life History of Charlotte
When Charlotte Richards was born on 14 January 1768, in South Bersted, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, her father, Richard Richards, was 27 and her mother, Anne Shepherd, was 30. She had at least 3 sons and 4 daughters with Thomas Suter. In 1851, at the age of 83, her occupation is listed as pauper (agri lab). She died on 1 July 1860, in Pagham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 92, and was buried in Pagham, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
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- Charlott Sonter in household of James Clinch, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Charlotte Richards, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Charlotte Richards, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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."
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.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Richard , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. Compare Rickards .
German: patronymic from the personal name Richard .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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