Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Briffett was born before 31 August 1744, in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Nathaniel Briffett, was 27 and her mother, Elizabeth Williams, was 23. She married John Villis on 27 July 1766, in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She died on 25 March 1840, in her hometown, and was buried in Nether Stowey, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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- England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
- Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812
- UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current
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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.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: see Brevitt .
Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland © University of the West of England 2016
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