Rebecca Darren
13 November 1757–
Ulley, Yorkshire, England
The Life Summary of Rebecca
When Rebecca Darren was born on 13 November 1757, in Ulley, Yorkshire, England, her father, John Darnel, was 29 and her mother, Ann, was 28.
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Family Time Line
John Darnel
1729–1784
Ann
1730–1784
William Darrind
1751–1792
Mary Darnel
1752–1792
Hannah Darren
1755–1756
Rebecca Darrind
1756–
Rebecca Darren
1757–
John Darrind
1758–
Christopher Darnel
1760–
John Darnel
1762–
Ann Darnel
1763–
Charles Darren
1764–
Parents and Siblings
1729–1784Male
1730–1784Female
Siblings
(10)
1751–1792Male
1752–1792Female
1755–1756Female
1756–Female
1757–Female
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World Events (3)
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Age 13
1770 · Boston Tea Party
Age 13
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 Taxes were repealed on all imports to the American Colonies except tea.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
Age 18
1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
Age 18
"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."
1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Age 32
1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
Age 32
"Former slave Olaudah Equiano settled in London and published his autobiography titled ""The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano."" Equiano learned to read and write and converted to Christianity. His autobiography is one of the oldest published works by an African-American writer."
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Daron .English: variant of Darrin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Daron
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