Brief Life History of Mary
Mary Ash was born on 1 January 1772, in South Carolina, United States. She married Joseph Brown on 29 January 1795, in Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 17 March 1855, in McClellanville, Charleston, South Carolina, United States, at the age of 83.
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World Events (8)
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776 · Battle of Sullivan's Island
On June 28, 1776, the Battle of Sullivan's Island takes place on Sullivan's Island, South Carolina. Since it is so close to Charelston, the battle is sometimes referred to as the First Siege of Charleston. This is the first time that the Americans had a victory against a land and sea attack by the British.
1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment
The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.
Name Meaning
English: from Middle English asche ‘ash tree’ (Old English æsc), hence a topographic name for someone living by an ash tree or a habitational name from any of the many places in southern and central England named with this word (Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Kent, Surrey, Shropshire, Somerset, and elsewhere).
Americanized form of German Asch and Esch , the latter ultimately also of Swiss German origin (see Oesch ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Dufresne , with the same meaning as 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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