Brief Life History of William
When William Damon was born about 1770, in Bethnal Green, London, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Damon, was 37 and his mother, Sarah Davis, was 32. He married Sarah Butcher on 23 April 1795, in London, England. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 3 daughters.
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- William Diman, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- William Damon in entry for Sarah Damon, "England, Middlesex Parish Registers, 1539-1988"
- Ancestry: London, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1754-1936 for William Daman City of London St Katherine Creechurch 1785-1810 #179.
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World Events (6)
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.
1831 · Old London Bridge Opens
"The popular childhood rhyme ""London Bridge is Falling Down"" refers to the infamous overpass above the Thames River. By the 19th century the bridge had started to fall apart."
Name Meaning
English (Dorset): variant of Diamond . Alternatively, it may be a variant of Daymon .
French: derivative of Dam ‘agile, nimble’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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