Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Mathews was born in 1754, in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, James Mathews, was 33 and her mother, Mary Phipps, was 30. She married Henry Collis III on 1 November 1779, in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 17 January 1841, in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 87, and was buried in Orwell, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Matthews, "England, Cambridge Parish Registers, 1538-1983 "
- Elizabeth Matthews, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from Mathew ; a variant of Matthews . In North America, this surname has absorbed various cognates from other languages.
History: Among the earliest bearers of the name in North America was Samuel Mathews (c. 1600–c. 1657), who came to VA from London c. 1618. He established a plantation at the mouth of the Warwick River, which was at first called Mathews Manor; later its name was changed to Denbigh. He was one of the most powerful and influential men in the early affairs of the colony. He (or possibly his son, who bore the same name) was governor of the colony from 1657 until his death in 1660.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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