Mary Boots

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Born	1745 , Bodiam
Died	UNKNOWN
Parents	John Boots (Father) Family Elizabeth Ballard (Mother) Family

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In their lifetime

Born in the reign of George II

Birth

1745

Born at Bodiam
Year of birth

1745–1746

Second Jacobite rising

Ended at Culloden on 16 April 1746.
Age c. 7

Sep 1752

Britain adopts the Gregorian calendar

2 September was followed by 14 September.
Age c. 11

1756–1763

Seven Years' War begins
Age c. 15

25 Oct 1760

Accession of George III

Reigned 1760–1820
Age c. 19

1764

Hargreaves invents the spinning jenny
Age c. 23

26 Aug 1768

Captain Cook sets sail on his first voyage
Age c. 24

5 Jan 1769

James Watt patents his improved steam engine
Age c. 30

1775–1783

American War of Independence begins
Age c. 35

4 May 1780

First Epsom Derby run

On Epsom Downs, Surrey.
Age c. 44

14 Jul 1789

French Revolution begins
Age c. 48

1 Feb 1793

Britain goes to war with revolutionary France
Age c. 51

14 May 1796

Edward Jenner carries out the first smallpox vaccination
Age c. 54

Sep 1799

Father John died
Age c. 56

1 Jan 1801

Union with Ireland creates the United Kingdom
Age c. 58

1803–1815

Napoleonic Wars resume
Age c. 59

21 Feb 1804

Trevithick's steam locomotive makes the first railway journey
Age c. 60

21 Oct 1805

Battle of Trafalgar

Nelson killed.
Age c. 62

25 Mar 1807

Slave Trade Act abolishes the British slave trade
Age c. 70

Apr 1815

Mount Tambora erupts

Led to the cold "Year Without a Summer" in 1816.
Age c. 70

18 Jun 1815

Battle of Waterloo
Age c. 74

16 Aug 1819

Peterloo Massacre
Age c. 75

29 Jan 1820

Accession of George IV

Reigned 1820–1830
Age c. 80

27 Sep 1825

Stockton and Darlington Railway opens

The first public steam railway.

Death date unknown, so events are shown up to age 80.