Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Goodyear was born about 1764, in Little Gaddesden, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Goodger, was 29 and her mother, Ann Flitton, was 24. She married William Hawkins on 24 December 1791. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 12 daughters.
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- Mary in entry for John Hawkins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary in entry for James Hawkins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary in entry for Elizabeth Hawkins, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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.
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: probably a nickname from Middle English expression gode ‘good’ (Old English gōd) + year, yere ‘year’, commonly used as an intensifier in questions, e.g. ‘What the good year?’. Perhaps bestowed on someone who frequently used the saying, possibly also in the sense ‘(as I hope to have a) good year’ or as a New Year salutation.
Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gutjahr .
History: The inventor of vulcanized rubber, Charles Goodyear (1800–60) was of the fourth generation descended from Stephen Goodyear (1598–1658), who succeeded Gov. Theophilus Eaton as leader of the company of London merchants that founded the New Haven colony in CT in 1638.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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