Male SUMMERSAge: 11 months1806–1807
- Name
- Male SUMMERS
Birth | October 2, 1806 18 21 |
Death | September 13, 1807 (Age 11 months) |
Family with parents |
father |
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mother |
Ann PORTER Birth: March 1, 1785 38 27 — Frensham, Surrey County, England Death: September 3, 1862 — Warrick Co., IN |
Marriage: August 28, 1805 — Parish of Broadway, County of Dorset, England |
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13 months himself |
Male SUMMERS Birth: October 2, 1806 18 21 — Sicily Death: September 13, 1807 — Egypt |
6 years younger sister |
Ann Priscilla SUMMERS Birth: November 21, 1812 25 27 — Guernsey, Channel Islands, England Death: March 28, 1880 — Warrick Co., IN |
Mother’s family with Charles COLLEY |
step-father |
Charles COLLEY Birth: 1776 Death: March 9, 1849 |
mother |
Ann PORTER Birth: March 1, 1785 38 27 — Frensham, Surrey County, England Death: September 3, 1862 — Warrick Co., IN |
Marriage: December 24, 1826 — St George the Martyr, Southwark, South London, England |
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-6 years half-sister |
Susan COLLEY Birth: 1820 44 34 |
Mother’s family with John STINNER |
step-father |
John STINNER Death: 1822 |
mother |
Ann PORTER Birth: March 1, 1785 38 27 — Frensham, Surrey County, England Death: September 3, 1862 — Warrick Co., IN |
Marriage: October 30, 1820 — Edinburgh, Scotland |
Mother’s family with Samuel GROVES |
step-father |
Samuel GROVES Birth: 1786 Death: August 1826 — Bermondsey, Southwark, England |
mother |
Ann PORTER Birth: March 1, 1785 38 27 — Frensham, Surrey County, England Death: September 3, 1862 — Warrick Co., IN |
Marriage: January 1, 1823 — St Mary Magdalene, Bermondsey, Surrey, England |
Death | Ann's baby boy Summers led a short but difficult, eventful life. He was born in Sicily after the 2nd Battalion of the 35th Foot arrived from England. In 1807 the British went to war against the Turks who controlled Egypt. The 35th Foot, with Ann and her young baby traveling along, invaded Egypt. The force was undersized and never made much headway in the country. There were several disastrous battles and the units ended up beeing bottled up in Alexandria for several months. Life must have been hard for the little baby and his mother. From the HISTORICAL MEMOIR 35TH ROYAL SUSSEX REGIMENT OF FOOT by Richard Trimen, page 100, "The army remained at Alexandria until September, when despairing of succour from England and exchange of prisoners was effected, and the troops embarked for Sicily on the 23rd [My addition: Baby Summers died only 10 days before the troops sailed from Egypt. It must have been a devastating loss to the young family. ] .... " The unit returned to Melazzo Sicily and the 2nd Battalion, with Frederick and Ann, embarked for England on the 25th of October, 1807. The 35th Foot lost over 285 men in the short campaign. Interestingly, over 100 years later the 35th regiment was cut to pieces at the Battle of Almanza nearby in Egypt. |
Shared note | IN letters from Sibley GADDIS and Dora COOKSEY Roberts it is stated that this baby was buried along the banks of the Nile, which fits with the 35th Regiment being stationed in Alexandria, Egypt in 1807. |