Brief Life History of Sarah
When Sarah Kay was born in 1755, in Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edward Kay, was 36 and her mother, Elizabeth Kenian, was 30. She married William Booth on 8 May 1776, in Rotherham, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 4 June 1839, at the age of 84.
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- Sarah Key, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Sarah Kay, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Sarah Booth in entry for William, "England, Warwickshire, Parish Registers, 1535-1963"
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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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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: nickname from northern Middle English ka, kae, kay ‘jackdaw’, from Old Norse ká or Old English cā. See also Daw .
English: nickname from Middle English cai, kay, kei ‘left-handed, clumsy’.
English: occasionally perhaps an occupational name from Middle English kai(e), kei(e) ‘key’, applied to a maker of keys (compare Kear ), or alluding to the office of keeper or bearer of keys, but clear evidence for this is wanting.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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