Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Machen was born about 1774, in Blackwell, Derbyshire, England, her father, John Machen, was 34 and her mother, Sarah Strutt, was 34.
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- Ann Machen, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Ann Machan, "England, Derbyshire, Church of England Parish Registers, 1537-1918"
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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.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Mason , from the Middle English form machun (derived from Old French machun).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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