Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Hamer was born on 22 January 1749, in Bury, Lancashire, England, her father, John Hamer, was 26 and her mother, Mary Holt, was 27. She lived in Heywood, Lancashire, England in 1749.
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- Sarah Hamer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Hamer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Hamer, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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.
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 (Lancashire): habitational name from a place in Rochdale, Lancashire, named Hamer, from Old English hamor ‘cliff’.
English (of Norman origin): variant of Amer 3 with prosthetic H-.
Dutch: from hamer ‘hammer’, hence a metonymic occupational name for a maker of hammers or a user of a hammer, for example a blacksmith.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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