Mary Rees

about 1727–
Eglwysilan, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom

The Life Summary of Mary

When Mary Rees was born about 1727, in Eglwysilan, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom, her father, Samuel Rees, was 36 and her mother, Anne Weber, was 36. She married David John on 9 February 1752, in Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters.

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Family Time Line

David John
1726–
Mary Rees
1727–
Marriage: 9 February 1752
David John
1753–
Mary John
1755–
Jennet John
1759–
William John
1766–
Gwellian David
1761–
Morgan John
1770–

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 February 1752Llangyfelach, Glamorgan, Wales, United Kingdom
    • Children

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (8)

    +3 More Children

    World Events (3)

    1815
    Age 88
    The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
    1823
    Age 96
    Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
    1831 · Merthyr Uprising 
    Age 104
    Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.

    Name Meaning

    Welsh: variant of Rice .German: habitational name from a place in the Rhineland called Rees.German: from a short form of the personal name Andreas .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Rice

    Sources (2)

    • Mary Rees, "Wales, Glamorgan Parish Registers, 1558-1900"
    • Mary Rees, "Wales, Glamorganshire, Parish Registers, 1538-1912"

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