Edward Reeves
7 November 1802–
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England
The Life of Edward
When Edward Reeves was born on 7 November 1802, in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, his father, William Reeves, was 33 and his mother, Sarah Davis, was 31.
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Family Time Line
William Reeves
1769–1841
Sarah Davis
1770–1852
William Reeves
1797–
William Reeves
1797–1802
Elizabeth Reeves
1799–1807
George W Reeves
1799–1860
William Reeves III
1801–1845
Edward Reeves
1802–
William Raves
1802–
Mary Reeves
1805–
Elizabeth Reeves
1808–1808
Mary Reeves
1810–1810
Benjamin Reeves
1810–1810
Sara Reeve
1810–
Maria Reeves
1811–
James Reeves
1813–
Gulielmus Reeves
1816–
Joseph V. Reeves
1820–1878
Parents and Siblings
1769–1841Male
1770–1852Female
siblings
(16)
William Reeves
1797–Male
1797–1802Male
1799–1807Female
1799–1860Male
1801–1845Male
+11 More Children
World Events (3)
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 6
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
1815
Age 13
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Age 21
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English:1. patronymic from Reeve . 2. topographic name for someone who lived on the margin of a wood, from a misdivision of the Middle English phrase atter eves ‘at the edge’ (Old English æt þære efese).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Sources (3)
- Edward Reeves, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Edward Reeves, "England and Wales Non-Conformist Record Indexes (RG4-8), 1588-1977"
- Edward Reeves, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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