Brief Life History of John
When John Love was born on 1 April 1747, in Coggeshall, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Love, was 28 and his mother, Sarah Watson, was 25. He married Mary Gage in 1772, in Essex, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He died on 9 May 1823, at the age of 76, and was buried in Coggeshall, Essex, England, United Kingdom.
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Family Time Line
Sources (5)
- Love, "Find A Grave Index"
- John Love, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
- John Love, "England, Essex Parish Registers, 1538-1997"
Spouse and Children
1747–1823 Male
1747–1818 Female
Children (5)
1766– Female
1772– Female
1778– Male
1787–1837 Male
1787–1839 Male
Parents and Siblings
1720–1783 Male
1723–1781 Female
Siblings (2)
1745– Female
1747–1823 Male
World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 54
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 61
1815
Age 68
Name Meaning
English: from a Middle English personal name derived from the Old English female name Lufu ‘love’, or the masculine equivalent Lufa. Compare Leaf 2.
English and Scottish: nickname from Anglo-Norman French love ‘she-wolf’ or simply ‘wolf’, the word love being a back-formation from the diminutive forms lovel and lovet ‘little wolf’. See also Low 3, from Anglo-Norman French lou, the more usual form of the word.
Scottish: Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Fhionghuin (see McKinnon ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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