When Hannah Chard was christened on 11 May 1735, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, her father, John Chard, was 43 and her mother, Susanna Wills, was 38. She married Henry Dimant on 24 March 1761, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 1 December 1779, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 44, and was buried in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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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.
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.
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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.
English (southwestern): habitational name from Chard or South Chard in Somerset, recorded in Domesday Book as Cerdren, possibly from Old English ceart ‘rough heathland’ + ærn ‘building, dwelling’. In some instances the surname may have arisen simply as a topographic name from ceart.
In some cases possibly also French: from a shortened form of the personal name Richardon, a pet form of Richard , or a habitational name from Chard in Creuse.
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