Brief Life History of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Cassell was born in May 1758, in Compton, Berkshire, England as the daughter of John Cussell and Mary Searle. She married Thomas Alder on 23 May 1780, in Compton, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 10 daughters. She died on 6 December 1793, in Compton, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 35, and was buried in Compton, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Betty Cussell, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Eliz. Cassell, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Elizabeth in entry for Sarah Alder, "England, Berkshire, Parish Registers, 1515-1993"
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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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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
English and Irish: habitational name of Norman origin, from Cassel in the Nord department, Flanders, France.
English: sometimes a variant of Castle .
Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Ó Caisile, which is probably in origin a variant of Ó Caiside, see Cassidy .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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