Mary Spicer

about 1772–19 February 1815 (Age 43)
Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom

The Life of Mary

Mary Spicer was born about 1772, in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Samuel and Sarah. She married James Tennant on 4 May 1794, in Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She died on 19 February 1815, in Warwick, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 43.

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Family Time Line

James Tennant
–
Mary Spicer
1772–1815
Marriage: 4 May 1794
Samuel Tennant
1795–1850
Sarah Tennant
1800–1800
Elizabeth Tennant
1810–

Spouse and Children

    James Tennant

    Male–Male

    Mary Spicer

    Female1772–1815Female

MARRIAGE
4 May 1794
Saint Mary's Church, Handsworth, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom
children

(3)

Parents and Siblings

    Samuel

    Male–Male

    Sarah

    Female–Female

siblings

(2)

    Elizth. Spicer

    Female1762–Female

    Mary Spicer

    Female1772–1815Female

World Events (3)

1801 · The Act of Union

Age 29

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 36

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 43

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

1 English: occupational name for a seller of spices, Middle English spic(i)er (a reduced form of Old French espicier, Late Latin speciarius, an agent derivative of species ‘spice’, ‘groceries’, ‘merchandise’).2 Jewish (from Poland): variant of Spitzer .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

Possible Related Names

Sources (3)

  • Mary Tennant in entry for Sarah Tennant, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
  • Mary Tennant in entry for Sarah Tennant, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
  • Mary Tenant in entry for Mary Tenant, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"

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