The Orys and Cook Family Tree » Mary Seward (1738-1783)

Personal data Mary Seward 

  • She was born in the year 1738 in Alderbury, Wiltshire. England.
  • She was christened on July 20, 1738 in Pitton, Wiltshire. England.
    First name(s) Mary
    Last name Seward
    Birth year -
    Baptism year 1738
    Baptism date 20 Jul 1738
    Place Pitton
    County Wiltshire
    Country England
    Father's first name(s) William
    Father's last name Seward
    Mother's first name(s) Eliz
    Record type Bishop's Transcripts
    Record set Wiltshire Baptisms Index 1530-1917
  • She died in the year 1783 in Alderbury, Wiltshire. England, she was 45 years old.
    First name(s) MARY Last name ENGLAND Birth year 1739 Death year 1783 Age 44 Burial year 1783 Burial day 21
    Burial month Feb
    Place ALDERBURY
    County Wiltshire
    Country England
    Notes wife of William also four of their children
    Reference 33534
    Record set Wiltshire Memorial Inscription Index
    Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory Deaths & burials
    Collections from Great Britain
  • She is buried on February 21, 1783 in Alderbury, Wiltshire. England.
    First name(s) MARY Last name ENGLAND Birth year 1739 Death year 1783 Age 44 Burial year 1783 Burial day 21
    Burial month Feb
    Place ALDERBURY
    County Wiltshire
    Country England
    Notes wife of William also four of their children
    Reference 33534
    Record set Wiltshire Memorial Inscription Index
    Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
    Subcategory Deaths & burials
    Collections from Great Britain
  • This information was last updated on June 3, 2018.

Household of Mary Seward

She is married to William England.

Their notice of marriage was on October 8, 1765 in Alderbury, Wiltshire. England.

First name(s) MARY
Last name SEWARD
Birth year 1738
Bond day 8
Bond month Oct
Bond year 1765
Marriage year 1765
Place ALDERBURY
Marriage place Alderbury
Groom's first name(s) William
Groom's last name ENGLAND
Groom's age 25
Groom's marital status bac
Groom's occupation lab
Groom's parish Little Durnford
Groom's county Wiltshire,England
Bride's first name(s) Mary
Bride's last name SEWARD
Bride's age 27
Bride's marital status sp
Bride's parish Alderbury
Bride's county Wiltshire,England
Bondsman 1 TUDGEE James,servt,Salisbury
Jurisdiction The Treasurer in Alderbury, Figheldean, Pitton and Calne, Wiltshire
They got married on October 8, 1765 at Little Durnford, Salisbury, Wiltshire, she was 27 years old.

First name(s) WILLIAM Last name ENGLAND Birth year 1740 Bond day 8 Bond month Oct Bond year 1765
Marriage year 1765 Place LITTLE DURNFORD Marriage place Alderbury Groom's first name(s) William Groom's last name ENGLAND
Groom's age 25 Groom's marital status bac Groom's occupation lab Groom's parish Little Durnford Groom's county Wiltshire,England
Bride's first name(s) Mary Bride's last name SEWARD Bride's age 27 Bride's marital status sp Bride's parish Alderbury
Bride's county Wiltshire,England Bondsman 1 TUDGEE James,servt,Salisbury
Jurisdiction The Treasurer in Alderbury, Figheldean, Pitton and Calne, Wiltshire County Wiltshire Country England
Record set Sarum Marriage Licence Bonds

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Historical events

Christening day July 20, 1738

  • The temperature on July 20, 1738 was about 21.0 °C. Wind direction mainly north by west. Weather type: geheel betrokken. Source: KNMI
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    Van 1702 tot 1747 kende Nederland (ookwel Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden) zijn Tweede Stadhouderloze Tijdperk.
  • In the year 1738: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 7 » A peace treaty is signed between Peshwa Bajirao and Jai Singh II following Maratha victory in the Battle of Bhopal.
    • April 18 » Real Academia de la Historia ("Royal Academy of History") is founded in Madrid.
    • May 24 » John Wesley is converted, essentially launching the Methodist movement; the day is celebrated annually by Methodists as Aldersgate Day and a church service is generally held on the preceding Sunday.
    • May 25 » A treaty between Pennsylvania and Maryland ends the Conojocular War with settlement of a boundary dispute and exchange of prisoners.
    • July 15 » Baruch Laibov and Alexander Voznitzin are burned alive in St. Petersburg, Russia. Vonitzin had converted to Judaism with Laibov's help, with the consent of Empress Anna Ivanovna.
    • July 20 » Canadian explorer Pierre Gaultier de Varennes et de La Vérendrye reaches the western shore of Lake Michigan.

Day of burial February 21, 1783

  • The temperature on February 21, 1783 was about 7.0 °C. There was 4 mm of rainWind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: zeer betrokken. Source: KNMI
  • Erfstadhouder Prins Willem V (Willem Batavus) (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1751 till 1795 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Republiek der Zeven Verenigde Nederlanden)
  • In the year 1783: Source: Wikipedia
    • January 20 » The Kingdom of Great Britain signed preliminary articles of peace with France, setting the stage to the official end of hostilities in the American Revolutionary War later that year.
    • February 3 » Spain–United States relations are first established.
    • February 5 » In Calabria, a sequence of strong earthquakes begins.
    • July 24 » The Kingdom of Georgia and the Russian Empire sign the Treaty of Georgievsk.
    • November 25 » American Revolutionary War: The last British troops leave New York City three months after the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
    • November 29 » A 5.3 magnitude earthquake strikes New Jersey.

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