Brief Life History of Richard
Richard Gibbs was born in 1746, in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. He married Sarah Gridley on 25 September 1781, in Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. He was buried in Milford, Surrey, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Richard Gibbs
1746–1826
Sarah Gridley
1749–
Marriage: 25 September 1781
Sarah Gibbs
1782–
Sources (3)
- Rich'd Gibby, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Richard Gibbs, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Rich. Gibbs in entry for Sarah Gibbs, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1746–1826 Male
1749– Female
Marriage
25 September 1781Long Melford, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Children (1)
1782– Female
World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 55
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
Age 62
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
Age 69
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English: from the common medieval personal name Gibb (see Gibb ), a pet form of Gilbert , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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