Brief Life History of Mary
When Lady Mary Churchill Duchess of Montagu was born on 15 July 1689, in Ash by Iddesleigh, Devon, England, United Kingdom, her father, General John Churchill 1st Duke of Marlborough, was 39 and her mother, Sarah Jennings Duchess of Marlborough, was 29. She married John Montagu 2nd Duke of Montague on 20 March 1704, in London, England. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 4 daughters. She died on 14 May 1751, in Northumberland, England, at the age of 61, and was buried in Warkton, Northamptonshire, England.
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Sources (8)
- Mary Churchill, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Mary Churchill Montagu, "Find A Grave Index"
- Marie in entry for Marie Magne. Montaud, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
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1720 · South Sea Bubble
The South Sea Bubble Bill was passed by the House of Lords in 1720. This allowed the South Sea company to monopolize trade with South America. The company underwrote the English National Debt which promised 5% interest from the government. As shares rose exponentially, many companies were created and many fortunes were made. The stocks crashed and many people lost their money which caused them to become destitute overnight and suicide was common. Robert Walpole took charge of the South Sea Bubble Financial Crisis by dividing the national debt between the Bank of England, the Treasury, and the Sinking Fund.
Name Meaning
English (Dorset and Somerset): habitational name from any of various places called Churchill, for example in Devon, Oxfordshire, Somerset, and Worcestershire. Most were probably originally named with a Celtic element crūg ‘hill’ (which early on was reinterpreted as Old English cyrice ‘church’), to which was added Old English hyll ‘hill’. Alternatively, a topographic name denoting someone who lived ‘(on the) church hill’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of Finnish Kirkkomäki: ornamental or topographic name from kirkko ‘church’ + mäki ‘hill’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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