When Joan Montague was born about 1542, in Boveney, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Robert Montague, was 33 and her mother, Margaret Cotton, was 24. She married John Look on 2 February 1561, in Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died after 1575.
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The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
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English (of Norman origin): habitational name from either Montaigu-le-bois (Manche) or Montaigu (Manche, Aisne), named with Old French mont ‘hill’ + agu ‘pointed’ (from Latin acutus). Drogo de Montagud was a companion of William the Conqueror and founder of the Montagu(e) family, among whom the personal name Drogo was revived in the 19th century. Another family of the name Monatgu have held the titles of Duke of Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, Earl and Duke of Manchester, Earl of Halifax, and Earl of Beaulieu, and.
Irish: adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Taidhg (see McTigue ).
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