Sarah Challis

Female27 March 1739–before 1848

Brief Life History of Sarah

Sarah Challis was christened on 27 March 1739, in Panfield, Essex, England. She married John Boosey on 4 July 1769, in Mundon, Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She died before 1848, in Essex, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

John Boosey
1735–
Sarah Challis
1739–1848
Marriage: 4 July 1769
Francis Boosey
1771–
John Boosey
1773–1873
Mary Boosey
1775–1844
Margaret Boosey
1776–1844

Sources (11)

  • Sar in entry for Mgt Busey, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
  • Sarah Bussey in entry for Margaret Bussey, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
  • Sar Challiss, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    4 July 1769Mundon, Essex, England, United Kingdom

    • Children (4)

    World Events (8)

    1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted

    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.

    1754 · Seven Years' War

    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.

    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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.

    Name Meaning

    English (southeastern England and East Anglia), of Norman origin: habitational name from either Écalles-Alix (Seine-Maritime), Écalles (in Estouteville-Écalles, Seine-Maritime), or Escalles (Pas-de-Calais). The Norman surname is recorded as de Scalers, Latinized as de Scalariis, which contains the plural form of Late Latin scalaria ‘ladder, staircase, stile’. It may have been used as a variant of scala and scalae in the naming of one or more of these places, the modern forms of which derive from scala(e); see Scales 2.

    English (southwestern), of Norman origin: habitational name, a shortened form of Challons, from Chalon-sur-Saône or Châlons-sur-Marne in France.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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