When Sarah Goadby was born about 1767, in England, her father, George Goadby, was 22 and her mother, Sarah Kelsey, was 23. She married George Cripps on 26 August 1792, in Southwark St George the Martyr, Surrey, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Deptford St Paul, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She died on 9 September 1846, in St John the Evangelist, Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 80, and was buried in St John the Evangelist, Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom.
Do you know Sarah? Do you have a story about her that you would like to share? Sign In or Create a FREE Account
+3 More Children
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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.
"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."
"Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled ""The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano."" Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer."
English: locative name from Goadby or Goadby Marwood (Leics).
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
Possible Related NamesAs a nonprofit, we offer free help to those looking to learn the details of their family story.