Brief Life History of John
When John Archer de Bois was born about 1462, in Theydon Garnon, Essex, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Archer Debois II, was 28 and his mother, Alice, was 20. He married Ellen Sanshan in 1490, in Epping, Essex, England. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He died on 3 October 1537, in his hometown, at the age of 76.
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- "THE VISITATION OF ESSEX 1612"
- Results of research for the family of John Archer and Ellen Sanshan
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Name Meaning
English and French: from Middle English archere, Anglo-Norman French archer, Old French archier ‘bowman’, hence an occupational name for an archer. This Norman French word partially replaced the native English word bowman in the 14th century. In North America, this surname may have absorbed some cases of European cognates such as French Archier. Compare Larcher .
German: from an agent derivative of Old High German archa ‘mill-race’ (from Latin arca ‘chest, box’). This surname is rare in Germany.
Germanized form of Slovenian Arhar: German-influenced patronymic from the personal name Arh (see Arch 3), an old vernacular equivalent of Henry . Alternatively, perhaps a topographic name derived from Old High German archa ‘mill-race’ (see 2 above), hence a cognate of Slovenian Rakar (see Raker 4).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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