Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Davidson was born about 1771, in Dalston, Cumberland, England, her father, James Davidson, was 32 and her mother, Martha Dobinson, was 35. She married William Graham on 3 January 1796, in Dalston, Cumberland, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Cumberland, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died on 8 May 1852, in Dalston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 82, and was buried in Dalston, Cumberland, England, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth Graham in household of Susannah Hacking, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Elizabeth Davinson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Graham in entry for Martha Graham, "England, Cumberland Parish Registers, 1538-1990"
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World Events (7)
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."
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.
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.
Name Meaning
Scottish, northern English, and Jewish (Ashkenazic): from the personal name David + -son. As a Jewish name, the last element comes from German Sohn ‘son’.
Irish (Down) and Scottish: adopted for Gaelic Mac Daibhéid ‘son of David’; see McDevitt .
Americanized form (and a rare Swedish variant) of Swedish Davidsson: patronymic from the personal name David .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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