Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Bassock was born in 1759, in Lydd, Kent, England, her father, John Bassock, was 29 and her mother, Mrs. Mary Bassock, was 29. She married Richard Irons on 10 July 1783, in Lydd, Kent, England. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 27 April 1823, at the age of 64, and was buried in Lydd, Kent, England, United Kingdom.
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- Mary Austen, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Bassock, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Mary Austen, "England, Kent, Canterbury Parish Registers, 1538-1986"
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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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.
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.
Name Meaning
English: possibly a variant of Bostock ; note Esther Bastock or Bostock, 1895 in IGI (Bordesley, Warwicks).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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