Brief Life History of Elizabeth
When Elizabeth Bridges was born on 23 May 1773, in Goodnestone, Kent, England, her father, Sir Brook William Bridges 3rd Bart, was 39 and her mother, Fanny Fowler, was 26. She married Edward Austen on 27 December 1791, in Goodnestone, Kent, England. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. She died on 10 October 1808, in Godmersham, Kent, England, at the age of 35, and was buried in Godmersham, Kent, England.
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- Elizabeth Bridges, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Elizabeth Bridges, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
- Elizabeth Austen, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
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1775 · The Shot Heard Around the World
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.
1787 · English Convicts Sail to Australia
The first fleet of convicts sailed from England to Australia on May 13, 1787. By 1868, over 150,000 felons had been exiled to New South Wales, Van Diemen's Land, and Western Australia.
1789 · The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano
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
English: variant of Bridge . The -s generally represents the genitive case, but may occasionally be a plural. In some cases this name denoted someone from the Flemish city of Bruges (Brugge) in Belgium, meaning ‘bridges’, which had extensive trading links with England in the Middle Ages.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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