Rebecca Hart

Brief Life History of Rebecca

When Rebecca Hart was born in 1737, in Scropton, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Hart, was 24 and her mother, Mary Blackshaw, was 24. She married Joseph Elton on 17 July 1757, in Measham, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 8 daughters. She died on 10 May 1808, in Austrey, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 71, and was buried in Austrey, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Elton
1736–1819
Rebecca Hart
1737–1808
Marriage: 17 July 1757
Mary Elton
1758–
child Elton
1758–
Joseph Elton
1760–1760
William Elton
1761–
Rebecca Elton
1762–1794
Martha Elton
1765–1818
Ann Elton
1766–1812
Sarah Elton
1768–1822
Joseph Elton
1770–1813
Susanna Elton
1771–
Catharine Elton
1774–1790
John Elton
1776–1811

Sources (21)

  • Rebecca Hart, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Rebecca Hart, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Rebecca in entry for Elton, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"

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World Events (2)

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.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

Name Meaning

English and North German: nickname from Middle English hert (Old English heorot), Middle Low German hërte, harte ‘hart, stag’, perhaps for a quick-footed or timorous individual.

German: variant of Hardt 1 and 2. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.

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

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