When Rebecca Eyre was born about 1591, in Bromham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Eyre, was 29 and her mother, Cicely Crosse, was 29. She married John Evered Sr. about 1608, in Bromham, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. She died before April 1635, in Draycot Foliat, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom.
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The Honourable East India Company, a British joint-stock company, was established in 1600 for trade in the Indian Ocean region. At its height, the British East India Company had a private army which was twice the size of the British Army, ruled large sections of India, and revenues in the millions.
"The Pilgrims boarded the Mayflower in search of religious freedom in the New World in September 1620. The Mayflower set sail from Plymouth, England, with 102 passengers, 40 of whom called themselves ""Saints."" After two stormy months at sea, the ship reached the New World. Nearly half of the group died during their first winter due to malnutrition and the harsh New England winter."
English: variant of Ayer .
History: This name was that of a historically prominent family in Galway (Ireland) since the 1650s.
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