Brief Life History of John
When John Maynard was born on 5 March 1758, in Sandhurst, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Francis Maynard, was 15 and his mother, Sarah Shether, was 14. He married Ann Humphrey on 12 October 1784, in Horsmonden, Kent, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died in 1838, in Kent, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 80.
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- John Maynard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Maynard, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- John Maynard in entry for Mary Maynard, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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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.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin) and French: from the Middle English and Old French personal name Mainard (from ancient Germanic Maganhard, Meginard, from magin- ‘power, might’ + hard- ‘brave, hardy’). Compare Mainard .
Altered form of French Ménard (see Menard ), a cognate of 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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