When Gen. Sir George Keppel 3rd Earl of Abermarle was born on 5 April 1724, in Bedford, Bedfordshire, England, his father, Willem Anne van Keppel 2nd Earl of Albemarle, was 21 and his mother, Anne Lennox, was 20. He married Anne Miller Countess of Albemarle on 20 April 1770. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 13 October 1772, in Attleborough, Norfolk, England, at the age of 48, and was buried in Breckland, Norfolk, England, United Kingdom.
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Gregorian calendar was adopted in England in 1752. That year, Wednesday, September 2, 1752, was followed by Thursday, September 14th, 1752, which caused the country to skip ahead eleven days.
The Seven Years' War began as a North American conflict then stretched between England and France. England, along with allies, battled France in America, India, and Europe, making it arguably the first global war. The conflict ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 and England was victorious. The Seven Years' war ultimately led to discontent in the colonies and the American Revolution.
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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.
German: variant of Käppel (see Kappel ).
Dutch (also Van Keppel): habitational name for someone from Hoog- and Laag-Keppel in Gelderland.
Altered form of German Köppel (see Koppel ).
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