Brief Life History of Ann
When Ann Masters was born on 24 July 1754, in Somerton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Masters, was 44 and her mother, Jane Pitney, was 41. She lived in North Petherton Hundred, Somerset, England, United Kingdom for about 20 years. She died on 29 December 1827, at the age of 73, and was buried in Somerton, Somerset, England.
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- Birth of Ann Masters, b. 1754 Somerset, England, Church of England Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1531-1812
- Ann Masters, "England, Somerset, Church Records, 1501-1999"
- Legacy NFS Source: Ann Masters - Published information: birth: 24 July 1754; Somerton, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
"On April 18, 1775, a shot known as the ""shot heard around the world"" was fired between American colonists and British troops in Lexington, Massachusetts. This began the American War for Independence. Fifteen months later, Thomas Jefferson penned the Declaration of Independence. The Treaty of Paris was signed in September 1783 which ended the war. The colonies were no longer under British rule. Many who fought for the British fled to Canada, the West Indies, and some to England."
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
Name Meaning
habitational and occupational name from Middle English (atte) maisteres ‘(at the) master's (house)’, a name for someone who lived or worked there, normally a servant. Compare Master and Masterman , and for the type compare Maidens , Monks , Parsons .
variant of Master , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
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Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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