When Margery Dunstone was born in 1737, in Stithians, Cornwall, England, her father, James Dunstone, was 43 and her mother, Joan Lawry, was 37. She married James Reed on 7 May 1769, in Stithians, Cornwall, England. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She died in May 1800, in Gwennap, Cornwall, England, at the age of 63.
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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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.
1 English: locative name from Dunstone near Ermington (in Yealmpton, Devon) or perhaps from Dunstone near Widdecombe (Devon). The following post-medieval bearers may alternatively belong with (2).
2 English: variant of Dunstan (3).
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