Brief Life History of Elizabeth
Elizabeth Garton was born on 7 November 1769, in Winwick, Lancashire, England as the daughter of John Garton and Elizabeth Mayson. She married Peter Dennett on 1 May 1796, in St Oswald's Church, Winwick, Lancashire, England. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Huyton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. She was buried in Prescot, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Elizabeth Dennett, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Elizabeth Garton, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Dennett, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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.
1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Garton or Garton on the Wolds in the East Yorkshire or from various minor places so named, from Old English gāra ‘triangular plot of land’ + tūn ‘farmstead’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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