Brief Life History of Mary Anne
Mary Anne Williams was born on 7 August 1793, in Haverfordwest St Martin, Pembrokeshire, Wales, United Kingdom as the daughter of John Williams and Priscilla Williams.
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- Legacy NFS Source: Anne Williams - Individual or family possessions: birth-name: Anne Williams
- Anne Williams, "England, Lancashire Non-Conformist Church Records, 1647-1996"
- Anne Williams, "England, Northamptonshire, Non-conformist Records, 1840-1894"
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World Events (7)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
1830
Eclectic Period (Art and Antiques).
Name Meaning
English: variant of William , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is also common in Wales. In North America, this surname has also absorbed some cognates from other languages, such as Dutch Willems . Williams is the third most frequent surname in the US. It is also very common among African Americans and Native Americans.
History: This surname was brought to North America from southern England and Wales independently by many different bearers from the 17th century onward. Roger Williams, born in London in 1603, came to MA in 1630, but the clergyman was banished from the colony for his criticism of the Puritan government; he fled to RI and founded Providence.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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