When Margaret Briar was born about 1714, in Kittery, York, Maine, United States, her father, William Briar, was 44 and her mother, Sarah Esmond, was 34. She married John HALEY about 1743, in Kittery, York, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
In 1804, President Thomas Jefferson authorized the creation of a light station on Whitehead Island. The light house went into service by 1807. It is the third-oldest light house in Maine. Whitehead Light still exists as the private property of Pine Island Camp, a non-profit organization.
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
English: topographic name from Middle English (atte) bre(i)r ‘(at the) prickly or thorny plant’, for someone who lived by such plants, such as brier (the dog rose) or bramble (compare Breer ), or a nickname perhaps alluding to a sharp-tongued person.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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