Brief Life History of John
When John Hallam was christened on 14 October 1733, in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England, his father, Samuel Hallam, was 24 and his mother, Mary Cooper, was 20. He married Elizabeth Wetherall on 6 December 1758, in Calverton, Nottinghamshire, England. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter.
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- John Hallum in entry for Elizabeth Hallum, "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937"
- John Hallam, "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937"
- John Hallum in entry for Elizabeth Wetherall, "England, Nottinghamshire, Church Records, 1578-1937"
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1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
1754 · Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.
Name Meaning
English (North Midlands): habitational name from Halam (Nottinghamshire) or from Kirk or West Hallam (Derbyshire), all named with the Old English dative plural halum ‘(at the) nooks or corners of land’ (from Old English halh ‘nook, recess’; see Hale 1). The name may also be derived from Hallam in Sheffield (Yorkshire), sometimes called Hallamshire, named from Old English hallum ‘(at the) rocks’, the dative plural of Old English hall ‘stone, rock’, Old Norse hallr.
English: possibly a variant of Allam with prosthetic H-.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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