Brief Life History of Mary
Mary Ash was christened on 8 November 1738, in Leek, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom as the daughter of Sam Ash and Mary.
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- Mary Ash, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
World Events (3)
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: from Middle English asche ‘ash tree’ (Old English æsc), hence a topographic name for someone living by an ash tree or a habitational name from any of the many places in southern and central England named with this word (Derbyshire, Dorset, Hampshire, Herefordshire, Kent, Surrey, Shropshire, Somerset, and elsewhere).
Americanized form of German Asch and Esch , the latter ultimately also of Swiss German origin (see Oesch ).
Americanized form (translation into English) of French Dufresne , with the same meaning as 1 above.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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