Brief Life History of Betty
Betty Trott was born on 23 July 1769, in Saint Nicholas, Devon, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of William Trott and Betty Hearn. She married Jonathan Pinney on 12 July 1791, in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Combe St Nicholas, Somerset, England in 1791. She died on 23 March 1858, in Saint Nicholas, Devon, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 88.
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- Betty in entry for Samuel Pinney, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
- Betty in entry for Elizabeth Pinney, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
- Betty in entry for Samuel Pinney, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
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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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.
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.
Name Meaning
English (Somerset and Devon): in southwestern England, usually a variant of Trout .
South German: metonymic variant of Trotter 2.
English (Somerset and Devon): nickname, either for one who moves quickly, at the pace of a trotting horse, from Middle English trot(te) (Old French trot) ‘trot’, perhaps given to a messenger (see Trotter , Trotman ); or occasionally perhaps from Middle English trot(te), trat(te) ‘old woman, hag’ (Anglo-Norman French trote).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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