Brief Life History of John
When John Jaques was born in February 1789, in Markfield, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Jaques, was 65 and his mother, Ann Bott, was 40. He married Elizabeth Mansfield on 16 August 1814, in Markfield, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom. He lived in Dale Abbey, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom in 1851.
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- John Jaques, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- John Jaques, "England Marriages, 1538–1973"
- John Jaques, "England, Leicestershire Parish Registers, 1533-1991"
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1801 · The Act of Union
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.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1823
Rugby Football 'invented' at Rugby School.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Jacques 2 and 3.
French: variant of Jacques 1 and, in North America, possibly also an altered form of this. Compare Jaquith .
History: This surname (see 2 above) is listed along with the variant Jacques and its altered form Jack in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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