Brief Life History of Joseph
When Joseph Severn Esq was born on 7 December 1793, in London, England, United Kingdom, his father, James Severn, was 28 and his mother, Elizabeth Littell, was 31. He married Elizabeth Montgomerie on 7 October 1828, in Florence, Tuscany, Italy. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in St George Hanover Square, London, England, United Kingdom in 1841 and Westminster, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom in 1851. He died on 3 August 1879, in Italy, at the age of 85, and was buried in Roma, Lazio, Italy.
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- Joseph Severn, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Joseph Levern, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- Joseph Severn, "BillionGraves Index"
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World Events (8)
1814
Napoleon abdicated his throne and Italy was broken up into small kingdoms.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1820
Small revolutions in the kingdoms. Venice, Rome and Tuscany declare themselves Republics.
Name Meaning
English (Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire):
from an unattested Middle English personal name equivalent to French Séverin (see Severin ).
topographic name from residence by the River Severn, which flows from Wales through much of western England to the Bristol Channel. The river name is recorded as early as the 2nd century AD in the form Sabrina. This is one of Britain's most ancient river names; the original meaning is uncertain, but it may have been ‘slow-moving’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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