Matthew Green

Male16 April 1758–

Brief Life History of Matthew

When Matthew Green was christened on 16 April 1758, in Chester le Street, Durham, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Green, was 37 and his mother, Margaret Burdon, was 35.

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Family Time Line

William Green
1721–
Margaret Burdon
1724–
Margaret Green
1746–
Newark Green
1748–
Martin Green
1749–
Mary Green
1755–
Matthew Green
1758–
William Green
1761–
Martha Green
1764–

Sources (1)

  • Matthew Green, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"

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Siblings (7)

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World Events (3)

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.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

1823

Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.

Name Meaning

English: either a nickname for someone who was fond of dressing in this color (Old English grēne) or was young or immature, or who had played the part of the ‘Green Man’ in the May Day celebrations, or a topographic name for someone who lived near a village green (Middle English grene, a transferred use of the color term). This is one of the most common and widespread of English surnames. In North America it has assimilated cognates from other languages, notably German Grün (see Gruen ) and Dutch Groen ; compare 7 below. This surname is also very common among African Americans.

English: alternatively, from a Middle English personal name Grene.

Irish: adopted for Ó hUainín ‘descendant of Uainín’, a personal name from a pet form of uaine ‘green’, see Honan .

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

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