Mary Smart

Female28 November 1762–

Brief Life History of Mary

Mary Smart was born on 28 November 1762, in Rowley, Yorkshire, England as the daughter of John Smart. She married William Cock on 5 July 1785, in North Newbald, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters.

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Family Time Line

William Cock
1764–
Mary Smart
1762–
Marriage: 5 July 1785
Elizabeth Cock
1786–
Hannah Cock
1788–
Eleanor Cock
1792–
Mary Cock
1796–
Jane Cock
1801–1881

Sources (20)

  • Mary Smart, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Mary Smart, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Mary in entry for Elizabeth Cock, "England, Yorkshire, Bishop's Transcripts, 1547-1957"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    5 July 1785North Newbald, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

    • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (1)

    World Events (8)

    1770 · Boston Tea Party

    Age 8

    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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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

    Age 13

    "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."

    1815

    Age 53

    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname for a brisk or active person, from Middle English smert, smart ‘quick, prompt, brisk, vigorous’ (Old English smeart ‘stinging’, ‘painful’, from smeortan ‘to sting’). This name is widespread throughout England (especially Gloucestershire), Wales, and Scotland (mainly Angus).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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