Brief Life History of Thomas
When Thomas Crosse was born in 1723, in Leyland, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Thomas Cross, was 15 and his mother, Isabel Richardson, was 18. He married Elizabeth Langtree on 3 November 1740, in Croston, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter.
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- Thomas Cross, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Thos Crosse in entry for Jane Crosse, "England, Lancashire, Parish Registers 1538-1910"
- Thomas Cross, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
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World Events (4)
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.
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.
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 and Irish: variant of Cross .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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