Brief Life History of Ann
Ann Rivers was born in 1774, in Wales, United Kingdom. She married John Lewington in 1801, in Llanarth, Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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John Lewington
1770–1834
Ann Rivers
1774–
Marriage: 1801
Ann Lewington
1802–1848
David Lewis
1802–
Sources (1)
- Ann in entry for Ann Lewington, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1770–1834 Male
1774– Female
Marriage
1801Llanarth, Ceredigion, Wales, United Kingdom
Children (2)
1802–1848 Female
1802– Male
World Events (6)
1815
Age 41
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Age 57
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1839 · The Rebecca Riots Take Place
Age 65
The Rebecca Riots were a group of protests in west Wales from 1839-1843. The people involved were mostly poor farmers, primarily men dressed as women. The group was called “Rebecca and her daughters”, a title believed to have come the book of Genesis. They mostly fought against the toll-gates. There is only record of one death during the riots: a young Sarah Williams had been warned that the rioters were coming, but upon refusing to leave, was killed.
Name Meaning
English: variant of River , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Larivière (see Lariviere ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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