Brief Life History of Maria
When Maria Seaward was born in 1778, in West Chinnock, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Peter Seward, was 29 and her mother, Keziah Gillett, was 24. She married Benjamin Bargery on 1 April 1799, in West Chinnock, Somerset, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 4 daughters. She died in October 1853, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 75, and was buried in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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- Maria Bargery in household of John Diment, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mary - Government record: Census record: birth: about 1778; West Chinnock, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
- Maria Bargery, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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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.
1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
"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."
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.
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English (Devon): variant of Seward .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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