Brief Life History of William
When William Sumner was born on 19 October 1761, his father, William Sumner, was 27 and his mother, Ellin Dickenson, was 32. He married Mary Frances on 2 February 1789. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. He lived in Cheshire, England in 1789 and Acton, Cheshire, England in 1789. He died on 17 September 1840, in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 78, and was buried in Nantwich, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom.
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- William Sumner, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- William Sumner, "England, Cheshire Bishop's Transcripts, 1598-1900"
- William Sumner, "England, Cheshire Parish Registers, 1538-2000"
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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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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
English: occupational name for an official who was responsible for ensuring the appearance of witnesses in court, from Middle English som(p)nour(e) ‘summoner’ (Old French somoneor, semoneor).
History: William Sumner came to Dorchester, MA, from England c. 1635. His descendants include US Senator Charles Sumner, a major force in the struggle to end slavery, who was born in 1811 in Boston.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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