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  HANNAH SNELL - LoveToKnow Article on HANNAH SNELL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
The Swallow sailed in Boscawens fleet to the East Indies, and took part in the siege of Araapong.
Hannah served in the assault on Pondicherry and was wounded, but she succeeded in extracting the bullet without calling in a surgeon.
Her adventures were published as The Female Soldier, or the Surprising Adventures of Hannah Such (1750), and she afterwards gave exhibitions in military uniform in London.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SN/SNELL_HANNAH.htm   (187 words)

  
 Descendants - pafg234.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Hannah HOWARD (Abigail SNELL, Zachariah SNELL, Anna ALDEN, Jonathan, John) was born on 21 Mar 1765 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, United States.
Hannah SNELL (Zebedee SNELL, Zachariah SNELL, Anna ALDEN, Jonathan, John) was born on 19 Feb 1762 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, United States.
Hannah SNELL was born on 20 Oct 1798 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, United States.
www.alden.org /aldengen/pafg234.htm   (1909 words)

  
 Edson Family - Descendants of Thomas Edson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Bradford Snell was born on 23 Mar 1816.
Ephraim Snell was born on 2 Mar 1800.
Hannah Snell was born on 12 Jun 1759.
home.earthlink.net /~pbkingman4/Edson/b123.htm   (579 words)

  
 Kettlebaston, Suffolk
Abigail SNELL was born in 1750 in Kettlebaston, Suffolk, England.
Eliza SNELL was born in 1828 in Kettlebaston, Suffolk, England.
Hannah SNELL was born in 1744 in Kettlebaston, Suffolk, England.
fp.raylong.plus.com /kettle/d18.html   (2270 words)

  
 Hannah Snell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Hannah Snell (1723-1792) was an Englishwoman who took a man's role to become a soldier.
Hannah Snell was born in Worcester, England on April 23, 1723.
The Royal Hospital, Chelsea officially recognized Snell's military service in November and granted her a pension in 1750 (increased in 1785) a rare thing in those days.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hannah_Snell   (457 words)

  
 The Hannah Snell Home Page
For over two years Hannah Snell had concealed her true sex while serving in a regiment of the Royal Marines.
Having recovered from the shock of this revelation, Hannah's mates encouraged her to make the most of her extraordinary story and suggested that she request a pension from the head of the English army, the Duke of Cumberland.
In 1791, Snell was admitted to the lunatic asylum, Bedlam, where she died six months later.
www.users.bigpond.com /ShipStreetPress/Snell   (267 words)

  
 Berkshire History: Biographies: Hannah Snell (1723-1792)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hannah was born in 1723, the daughter of Samuel Snell, a Worcester hosier and dyer, and Mary Williams, his second wife.
Hannah was appointed assistant-steward and cook to the officers’ mess on the sloop ‘Swallow’, and sailed to the East Indies on attachment to Admiral Boscawen's fleet.
Hannah was wounded in the groin during one attack, but again managed to preserve her secret by seeking the help of a native woman in extracting the bullet.
www.berkshirehistory.com /bios/hsnell.html   (840 words)

  
 Descendants - pafg490.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Martha FIELD (Hannah SNELL, Zebedee SNELL, Zachariah SNELL, Anna ALDEN, Jonathan, John) was born on 19 Nov 1786 in Brockton, Plymouth, MA, United States.
Polly Tilson SNELL (Oliver SNELL, Zebedee SNELL, Zachariah SNELL, Anna ALDEN, Jonathan, John) was born on 5 Jun 1804 in Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, United States.
Elisha Snell TILSON (Molly SNELL, Zebedee SNELL, Zachariah SNELL, Anna ALDEN, Jonathan, John) was born in 1794 in N. Bridgewater, Plymouth, MA, United States.
www.alden.org /aldengen/pafg490.htm   (1167 words)

  
 tree - pafg74 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Tamsin Rebecca Snell was born 28 Dec 1974 in Dudley.
Jessica Kate Snell was born 7 Jul 1977 in Dudley.
Hannah Louise Snell was born 22 Jan 1983 in Bath.
home.freeuk.net /rlorduk/tree/pafg74.htm   (347 words)

  
 [No title]   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
SNELL was born on 25 Aug 1866 at Rochester.
SNELL was born on 19 Sep 1708 at Tiverton.
SNELL was born on 6 Jan 1676 at Bridgewater, Plymouth, Mass.
home.comcast.net /~jmhartley/ahnna001.htm   (12555 words)

  
 Hannah Maria Martin Allen   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hannah Maria Martin was the third daughter and fourth child of the nine children of Jonathan Martin and Lydia Read.
Hannah was listed as a resident of Jonathan Martin's household on both the 1830 and 1840 census.
Hannah Martin Allen disappears from the records after this date, as do all of her children, with the exception of her son Martin Allen.
www.charm.net /~edrtjd/readgen/239fam.htm   (975 words)

  
 Women & The Sea : The Mariner's Museum
Snell eventually tired of a sailor's life, and in 1750 she revealed her true identity.
Because Snell's story was so unusual, a pamphlet was written about her experiences and she embarked on a lecture tour to make money.
What is more likely is that the story was based on the lives of real women such as Hannah Snell and Mary Anne Talbot—women who defied convention to live life on their own terms.
www.mariner.org /women/timeline   (3781 words)

  
 JOHN SNELL - LoveToKnow Article on JOHN SNELL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
(1629-1679), founder of the Snell exhibitions at Oxford, was born in 1629 in Ayrshire, Scotland, the son of a flsmith.
He joined the royalists during the civil war, and fought in several battles, including Worcester.
The Court of Chancery decided in 1693 that Balliol should receive the beneficiaries.
www.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SN/SNELL_JOHN.htm   (150 words)

  
 Women Warriors Throughout History, 18th Century, battles, tournaments, soldier, revolutionary, war, pirate, duel, ...
A woman soldier Christian Davies (or Mother Ross) was reported to have received a pension from the Royal Chelsea Hospital at the beginning of the 18th Century.
Phoebe Hessel (1713-1821) was born in Stepney and joined the army at the age of 15 served for many years as a private soldier in the 5th Reg't of Foot (or Northumberland Fusiliers) in different parts of Europe including Montserrat and in 1745 at Fontenoy.
Hannah Snell dressed as a man and called herself James Gray.
www.lothene.demon.co.uk /others/women18.html   (1711 words)

  
 Hannah Snell:
Amazingly, Jean had been completely unaware of her relationship to Hannah and was very excited by my news.
There was no shortage of material for us to dissect, as Hannah's biographer, Robert Walker, had left us with a detailed catalogue of the events in Hannah's life.
After many years of research, I have written a very different account of Hannah's life - one in which I have looked behind the myths and revealed an intriguing tale of bravery and deceit in which the truth is often stranger than fiction.
www.users.bigpond.com /ShipStreetPress/Snell/NewBook.htm   (558 words)

  
 Bridgewater, MA Vital Records Marriages, Surnames Sabine to Snell
Hannah, Mrs., of Raynham, and Constant Southworth, int.
Hannah of Abington and Eliab Packard Jr., int.
Hannah of Acworth, N.H., and Winslow Copeland, int.
www.rays-place.com /town/bridgewater/marrage-23.htm   (2366 words)

  
 Hull Line
In a deed dated July 15, 1719, one of the grantors is described as "Hannah Snell of Portsmouth, widow and executrix of her former husband Reuben Hull of Portsmouth, mariner." The last recorded deeds executed by "Hannah Snell" are dated May 13, 1726.
(*)Administration of the estate of Capt. Dodivah Hull, 1716, of Portsmouth, was granted Hannah Snell, widow, and her son John Snell--mother and brother of Capt. Dodivah Hull.
This Benjamin Hull, like the said Reuben, who was his uncle but probably his junior in years, was a merchant and man of affairs in Portland.
www.angelfire.com /ar/pyeatt/Hull.html   (737 words)

  
 BBC Online - Beyond the Broadcast - Making History   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Hannah Snell (1723-1792) was born in Worcester and went to live in London with her sister.
The printer Robert Walker published her biography, The Female Soldier or The Surprising Life and Adventures of Hannah Snell, in 1750 and the book was highly successful.
Hannah lived for a further 40 years, was married twice and had two sons.
bbc.co.uk /education/beyond/factsheets/makhist/makhist4_prog10a.shtml   (610 words)

  
 Southern New York - Book 2 - part 95
He was one of the first settlers in the north parish, now North Bridgewater, early in the eighteenth century, and was moderator of the first meeting held after the parish became a precinct.
He married, February 1, 1710, Hannah, daughter of Deacon Edward and Elizabeth (Howard) Fobes, who was born in 1686, and died May 21, 1765.
He married, August 22, 1737, Mary, daughter of Joseph and Hannah (William) Snell, who was born in 1716, and died June 11, 1804.
www.usgennet.org /usa/topic/historical/SouthernNewYork2/sny2_pt95.htm   (4210 words)

  
 Genealogy Data   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
SNELL, JOHN E. Birth : 11 JUL 1785 Bridgewater, Mass.
Marriage: 22 FEB 1770 in West Bridgewater, Mass.
This page, and all genealogical data contained on it are © 2004 George Snell.
homepages.ihug.co.nz /~ourbounty/snell/dat3.html   (191 words)

  
 Sawmill
She was one of nine children of Isaiah and Hannah Snell ranging between 1 and 19 years of age.
One purchase of interest was from Isaiah H. Snell (his father-in-law) in 1893 and appears to include land along Snow's Pond.
The 5th child Hannah Ellen "Aunt Nell" was named for Annie's sister Hannah Ellen Snell who died of consumption 4 years before.
home.comcast.net /~jmhartley/sawmill.htm   (1363 words)

  
 HANNAH SNELL   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Coincidentally, he had booked his ticket to Barbados for the 5 December over two months ago and arrived just in time to join the yacht before she left to meet Hannah Snell.
Hannah Snell faced several difficulties on her journey.
The team had problems with their watermaker in common with many of the teams, including winners, Kiwi Challenge.
www.oceanrowing.com /activearchive/hannah_snell.htm   (338 words)

  
 Humbul full record view for -- The Hannah Snell Homepage
Hannah Snell (1723-1792) lived as a man, serving in the Navy and carrying out many acts of bravery, finally ending her days in the Bethlehem Hospital, known more popularly as Bedlam.
Born in 1723, she married, was abandoned by her husband during her pregnancy and decided to don male disguise in order to pursue her husband.
The author of this page is Matthew Stephens, who has written a detailed biography of Snell, which challenges the popularly accepted beliefs about her.
www.humbul.ac.uk /output/full2.php?id=6946   (209 words)

  
 Bridgewater, MA Marriages sorted by male
Naphtali Byram and Hannah Pratt - Sept. 27, 1744
Peres Snell and Hannah Kinsley - Oct. 28, 1787
Solomon Washburn and Hannah Alcutt - Sept. 15, 1785
www.rays-place.com /marrage/bridgewater-ma-m.htm   (10229 words)

  
 Thomas Cone and Hannah Ruth Snell
The parents of Hannah were George Snell, aged 29, a shoemaker from Suffolk and Rebecca Snell, 28 with their UK born children George 6, Joseph 4 and infant Catherine 1 year sailed from Greenock on the "Wild Deer" on October 30th 1874.
The 1060 ton ship was under the command of Captain Malcolm and Surgeon Superintendent Dr Gregg and it arrived at Otago on January 20th 1875.
HANNAH RUTH SNELL Birth: 21 SEP 1883 Mornington, Dunedin, married to Thomas Cone (was she named after the famous Hannah Snell?)Hannah's death occured 18 SEP 1943;
www.geocities.com /winsomegriffin/ThomasCone.html   (1246 words)

  
 Paul Ancestry   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Married 1) Hannah Hamilton, published June 5, 1731, 2) Lydia Linscot on May 6, 1762, and 3) Elizabeth Sargent, published May 15, 1765.
Married Hannah Kingsbury of York on December 10, 1761.
Married Hannah Emery of Newbury on November 18, 1673.
home.att.net /~a.junkins/paul.html   (4099 words)

  
 Warrior
Warrior is based around the life of historical figure Hannah Snell, a woman who concealed her gender and joined the Royal Marines in the 1750s.
The director claims to want to move away from male oriented questions of how she got away with it, toward a discussion of what motivated her and what her life has to say about the relations between the sexes then and today.
I'll be honest that I was wondering whether Snell was one of those few so-called 'Amazons' who could cut it in the Marines today, or whether the standard of fitness and strength is higher today.
www.culturewars.org.uk /edinburgh2004/warrior.htm   (434 words)

  
 Edson Family - Descendants of Thomas Edson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Isaac Keith was born on 26 Dec 1753.
Isaac Keith and Hannah Cole were married in 1775.
Jonathan Keith was born on 19 Nov 1754.
home.earthlink.net /~pbkingman4/Edson/b57.htm   (549 words)

  
 Highland Cemetery - Androscoggin County, Maine
Snell, Joanna King, wife of Capt Robert may 12, 1766 june 13, 1856 this inscription is on Joseph McDonald Monument
Snell, Mary, Dau of Moses and Hannah 1836 1901
Snell, Robert, Capt Jan 18, 1765 Dec 8, 1857 this inscsription is on the Joseph McDonald Monument
www.interment.net /data/us/me/androscoggin/highland_cemetery.htm   (1744 words)

  
 Joseph Dunn married Elizabeth Gould at West Buckland 2 April 1758
Copies may be found at Tree House, Exeter, Devon Carver County Historical Society, Waconia, Minnesota, and Canby, Minnesota Public Library, or contact Carl Dunn, 1908 River St, Burlington IA 52601, USA.
Hannah Snell 4 *Unknown Dunn 4 *Unknown Dunn 4 *Unknown Dunn 4 Thomas Jones Dunn b.
Just earlier this year, he documented the parents and grandparents (including marriages, but not all parents of the grandparents) of my great grandmother, Anna Snell, who married Joseph Dunn (the 3rd).
home.st.net.au /~pdunn/cdunn.htm   (746 words)

  
 Features and Human Interest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
Even the normally proper Isaiah Thomas reported in his New England Almanack for 1775 the latest exploits of Hannah Snell, an Englishwoman who, deserted by her husband, disguised herself as a man and was inducted into the English navy in pursuit of her errant husband.
Setting the stage for the cliff-hanging serial accounts of other adventurers to follow, Thomas reported the many perils of Hannah Snell as she braved hurricanes, war, and injury in her determined search.
At one point, he reported that she even removed a ball of shot from her own groin to avoid detection.
sky.prohosting.com /mjrhome/Celebs.html   (141 words)

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