Brief Life History of Ann
Ann Rivers was born in 1774, in Wales, United Kingdom. She married John Lewington in 1801, in Llanarth, Cardiganshire, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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Family Time Line
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- Ann in entry for Ann Lewington, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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World Events (6)
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
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
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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