Brief Life History of John
When John Kent was christened on 6 January 1758, in St Dennis, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, his father, Nicholas Kent, was 28 and his mother, Joan Trethewey, was 24. He married Sarah Carlile on 11 September 1779, in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 6 daughters. He died in 1827, at the age of 69.
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- John Kent, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Kent, "Scotland, Marriages, 1561-1910"
- John Kent, Esq in entry for John Kent, Lieut, "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices"
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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 and Irish: habitational name from the county of Kent. The surname is also established in Ireland, where English bearers of this name settled in Meath, in the 13th century. The name has been Gaelicized as Ceannt.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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