Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Fairhill was born in 1760, in Brede, Sussex, England, her father, Samuel Fairhall, was 44 and her mother, Sarah Pocock, was 32. She married Francis Furner on 24 July 1783, in Brede, Sussex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died in 1795, in her hometown, at the age of 35.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Fairhill - Church record: christening: 20 July 1760; Brede, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
- Legacy NFS Source: Elizabeth Fairhill - Published information: christening: 20 July 1760; Brede, Sussex, England, United Kingdom
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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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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
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English: habitational name from a lost locality in Sussex named with Middle English fair ‘fair, beautiful’ (Old English fæger) + hale ‘nook’ (Old English healh). Compare Fairall and Ferrall , see also Verrill .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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