Brief Life History of Nicholas
When Nicholas Furner Sr was born about 1635, in Brede, Sussex, England, his father, Thomas Furner Sr, was 37 and his mother, Rebecca, was 32. He married Anne Bodle about 1663, in Brede, Sussex, England. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He was buried in Brede, Sussex, England, United Kingdom.
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1642 · The English Civil War
A series of conflicts regarding England's governance during the years 1642 to 1651 is now known as The English Civil War. Charles I summoned supporters to join him against his enemies in Parliament. In October 1642, nearly 10,000 men fought for Charles I and chased Parliament across the River Tamar. Fighting continued for years and was finally ended at the Battle of Worcester on September 3, 1651, with a Parliamentarian victory.
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English: occupational name from Middle English furner, fourner ‘baker, person in charge of a bake-house or oven’ (Old French fornier, furnier ‘baker’; Late Latin furnarius, a derivative of furnus ‘oven’). Compare Fournier .
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