Brief Life History of George
When George Bassford was christened on 9 August 1772, in Bunbury, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Bassford, was 39 and his mother, Elizabeth Harris, was 33. He lived in Bunbury, Cheshire, England in 1772 and Cheshire, England, United Kingdom in 1772.
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- George Basford, "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900"
- George Bassford, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
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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."
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.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from any of several places called Basford, especially the one in Nottinghamshire. There are others in Staffordshire and Cheshire. All are named with either a personal name (variously Old English Beorcol and Basa, and Old Norse Barkr) or Old English berc ‘birch tree’ + Old English ford ‘ford’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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