Brief Life History of Jane
Jane Franklin was born in 1726 as the daughter of Peter Franklin. She married William Enticott on 2 March 1747, in Axminster, Devon, England. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 2 daughters. She was buried in Axminster, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
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- Jane Franklin, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Jane Franklin, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
- Ann Endicott in entry for Rosanah Endicott, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
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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.
Name Meaning
English: status name from Middle English frankeleyn ‘freeman, freeholder, land-owner of free but not noble birth’ (Anglo-Norman French fraunclein). In general, he was a gentleman ranked above the main body of minor freeholders but below a knight or a member of the nobility.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames, such as Frankel .
History: The American statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) was the son of Josiah Franklin, a chandler (dealer in soap and candles), who had emigrated c. 1682 from Ecton, Northamptonshire, to Boston, MA, where his son was born.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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