Brief Life History of Elizabeth "Betty"
When Elizabeth "Betty" Huntley was born before 27 July 1751, in Rushall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Charles Huntley, was 28 and her mother, Mary Higgins, was 24. She married James Sloper on 27 February 1775, in Rushall, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She was buried in Rushall, Wiltshire, England.
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- Betty Huntly, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Betty Huntly, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Betty Sloper, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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1752 · Gregorian Calendar is Adopted
Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
1754 · Seven Years' War
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Thousands of British troops were sent to Boston to enforce Britain's tax laws. Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea. Americans, disguised as Native Americans, dumped chests of tea imported by the East India Company into the Boston Harbor in protest. This escalated tensions between the American Colonies and the British government.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Huntley in Gloucestershire, from Old English hunta ‘hunter, huntsman’ (see Hunt ) + lēah ‘woodland clearing’. Occasionally the name may arise from Huntley in Staffordshire, of the same etymology, but there is no medieval evidence that this gave rise to a surname.
Scottish: habitational name from a lost place called Huntlie in Berwickshire (Borders), with the same etymology as in 1 above. Huntly in Aberdeenshire was named for a medieval Earl of Huntly who took his title from the Borders placename, and is not the source of the surname.
English: occasionally perhaps a habitational name from Huntley in Preston on Wye (Herefordshire), first recorded in 1290 as a surname, (de) Huntelaw. The placename derives from Old English hunta ‘hunter, huntsman’ + hlāw ‘mound, hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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