Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Peet was born about March 1726, in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Peet, was 29 and her mother, Ellen Woods, was 27. She married John Goore on 10 April 1757, in Ormskirk, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son.
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Sources (6)
- Mary Peet, "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910"
- Mary Peet in entry for John Goore, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Mary Peet in entry for John Peet, "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.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English (Lancashire): from a pet form of the personal name Peter .
Dutch: relationship name or nickname from Middle Dutch pete ‘godfather, godmother’, or ‘godchild’.
Altered form of French Pitre .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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