Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Brackenridge was born on 30 July 1772, in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland, her father, James Brackenridge, was 23 and her mother, Margaret Good, was 23. She married Samuel Kirk about 1801. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She died on 19 May 1836, in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, at the age of 63.
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- Mary Brackenridge in entry for Mary Taylor Kirk, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Mary Brackenridge in entry for Mary Taylor Kirk, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Mary Brackenridge in entry for Helen Kirk, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1811 · The Tron Riot
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
Scottish (Ayrshire and Lanarkshire): variant of Breckenridge .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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