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Did Lachlan Macquarie marry his sister?
Elizabeth (Betty) Macquarie, the sister of Lachlan Macquarie, married Farquhar Maclaine in 1771.
Who is Lachlan Macquarie for kids?
Major-General Lachlan Macquarie CB (31 January 1762 – 1 July 1824) was a British military officer and the fifth Governor of New South Wales from 1810 to 1821. He had a leading role in the social, economic and architectural development of Australia.
How did Lachlan Macquarie treat convicts?
As reformer and explorer. Central to Macquarie’s policy was his treatment of the emancipists: convicts whose sentences had expired or who had been given conditional or absolute pardons.
What was Lachlan Macquarie job?
Army officer
SoldierPolitician
Lachlan Macquarie/Professions
Did Lachlan Macquarie have any children?
Lachlan Macquarrie
Jane MacquarieLachlan Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie/Children
Did Lachlan and Elizabeth Macquarie have children?
She played a significant role in the establishment of the colony and is recognised in the naming of many Australian landmarks including Mrs Macquarie’s Chair and Elizabeth Street, Hobart….
| Elizabeth Macquarie | |
|---|---|
| Children | Jane (15 September – 5 December 1808) Lachlan (March 28, 1814 – May 1845) |
Who was Lachlan Macquarie wife?
Elizabeth Macquariem. 1807
Jane Jarvism. 1793
Lachlan Macquarie/Wife
How many siblings did Lachlan Macquarie have?
Charles Macquarie
Hector MacquarieDonald MacquarieElizabeth Macquarie
Lachlan Macquarie/Siblings
What is the Appin Massacre?
The Appin massacre occurred in the early hours of the morning of 17 April 1816, the outcome of a military reprisal raid against Aboriginal people ordered by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. Since 2000 the Appin massacre has been commemorated annually at a memorial service at Cataract Dam.
Who is called the father of Australia?
Sir Joseph Banks, the “Father of Australia”
Where did the Appin massacre take place?
Muringong country. The area where the massacre occurred is the tongue of land reaching down between the Georges and Nepean Rivers to the deep dead-end gorges of the Cataract River. The rivers have cut deep into the sandstone country here.
How many people were killed in the Appin massacre?
14 people
On the early morning of 17 April 1816 at least 14 people of the Dharawal tribe were killed when James Wallis’ detachment encountered a camp at Appin near the banks of the Cataract River.