Frances Nunn

Brief Life History of Frances

When Frances Nunn was christened on 16 December 1759, in Hargrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, her father, Thomas Nunn, was 37 and her mother, Mary Death, was 32. She married William Pettit on 6 January 1783, in Barrow, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 2 daughters. She was buried in Hargrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom.

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Family Time Line

William Pettit
1761–1814
Frances Nunn
1759–1818
Marriage: 6 January 1783
William Pettit
1781–1870
JAMES PETTIT
about 1786–about 1786
John Pettit
1789–1873
Sarah Pettit
1792–
James Pettit
1794–1876
Thomas Pettit
1797–1879
Samuel Pettit
1800–
George Pettit
1803–1857
Honour Pettit
1805–

Sources (12)

  • Frances Nun, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Frances Nunn, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
  • Legacy NFS Source: FRANCES NUNN - christening: 16 December 1759; Hargrave, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom

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World Events (3)

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.

1808 · The British West Africa Squadron

The British West Africa Squadron was formed in 1808 to suppress illegal slave trading on the African coastline. The British West Africa Squadron had freed approximately 150,000 people by 1865.

1815

The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.

Name Meaning

English (mainly East Anglia): nickname for a pious or demure man from Middle English nunne, nonne, occasionally none, noune, and nowne ‘nun’.

German: from an Old High German personal name Nunno, said to be a nursery word.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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