Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Witby was born before 5 May 1759, in Saffron Walden, Essex, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Witby, was 11756 and her mother, Ann Button, was 36. She married William Smith in 1780. She died on 30 March 1826, in Panfield, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
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- William Smith and Mary Witby - Marriage, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
- Mary Chally in entry for Daniel Chally, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
- Daniel Challis and Mary Smith - Marriage, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
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World Events (8)
1770 · Boston Tea Party
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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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
"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."
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
Name Meaning
English: see Whitby .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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