Brief Life History of Marey
When Marey Humphrey was born in 1765, in Ayrshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, James Humphrey, was 22 and her mother, Isobel Parkhill, was 26. She married John Glassford from 1786 to 1787, in Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters.
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- Mary Glassford in entry for Marion Douglass, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
- Mary Humphrey Glassford in entry for Agnes Reid, "Scotland, Civil Registration, 1855-1875, 1881, 1891"
- Marey Humphrey in entry for Marrion Glesford, "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English and Norman French personal name Humfrey, from ancient Germanic Hunfrid, Humfrid, composed of the elements hūn- ‘bear cub’ + frithu ‘peace’. The name was borne by a 9th-century Christian saint, bishop of Therouanne, who had a certain following in England among Norman settlers.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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