Brief Life History of Anne
When Anne Coggill was born on 29 September 1772, her father, David Coghill, was 43 and her mother, Margaret Swanson, was 28.
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1802 · John Playfair publishes summary of James Hutton's theories of geology.
In 1802, John Playfair published the Illustrations of the Huttonian Theory of the Earth. His influence was by James Hutton’s knowledge of the earth’s geology.
1811 · The Tron Riot
The Tron riot was a riot which occurred in Edinburgh, Scotland on New Year's Eve. A group of young men attacked and robbed wealthier passers-by. One police officer was killed in the riot. Though the total count of participants is unknown, sixty-eight youths were arrested, with five sentenced to death for their actions during the riot.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
Name Meaning
English (Warwickshire): variant of Cockbill, apparently from Old English cocc ‘cock, rooster’ and bill ‘beak’, a nickname probably related to someone's facial features. Alternatively, perhaps a nickname from Middle English cokebelle ‘small bell’ (Old French coque ‘shell’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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