Brief Life History of Rachel
When Rachel Shepard was born in 1772, in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Joseph Shepperd, was 34 and her mother, Elizabeth Treacher, was 29. She married Richard Snelgrove on 1 April 1793, in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She died in 1835, in her hometown, at the age of 63, and was buried in South Stoneham, Hampshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Rachel Shepherd, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Rachel Sheppard, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Rachel Shepard, "England, Hampshire Bishop's Transcripts 1680-1892"
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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.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
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
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Shepherd .
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Berger .
Americanized form of French Chabot and Chaput .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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