Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Flegg was christened on 15 January 1771, in Laxfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, John Flegg, was 29 and her mother, Elizabeth Beaumont or Beamont, was 20. She married Johnathan Thorndike on 12 September 1794, in Laxfield, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died before 28 March 1803, in her hometown, and was buried in Laxfield, Suffolk, England.
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- Record Transcription: Suffolk Marriage Index | findmypast.com
- Suffolk Baptism Index Hoxne Deanery 1754-1812
- Suffolk Baptism Index Hoxne Deanery 1754-1812
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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."
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
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.
1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
"Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled ""The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano."" Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer."
Name Meaning
English: locative name from Flegg (Norfolk).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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