When Sarah Mickleburgh was born in 1733, in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, her father, Simon Mickleburgh, was 22 and her mother, Elizabeth Barber, was 30. She married Edward Barret on 13 May 1753, in Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 20 February 1800, at the age of 67, and was buried in Lowestoft, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.
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Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.
English: locative name possibly from Muckleburgh Hill in Kelling (Norfolk), though no early spellings of the place-name have been noted, or from Mickleberry Hill in Mumby (Lincs), which is recorded as Mikelberg’ in the 13th century.
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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