Brief Life History of Joan
Joan Warren was born in 1779, in Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England as the daughter of Warren. She married Edward Chaffe on 23 April 1812, in Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom in 1851. She died in February 1853, in Newton Abbot, Devon, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 74, and was buried in Widecombe in the Moor, Devon, England, United Kingdom.
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Sources (12)
- Jane Chaffe in household of Edward Chaffe, "England and Wales Census, 1851"
- Joan Chaffe in entry for Edward Chaffe, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
- Joan Chaffe in entry for Edward Chaffe, "England, Devon Bishop's Transcripts, 1558-1887"
Spouse and Children
1780–1852 Male
1779–1853 Female
Children (6)
1812–1895 Male
1814–1815 Male
1816–1859 Male
1817–1892 Female
1819–1835 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
World Events (7)
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Age 8
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Age 10
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 22
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from the Middle English (Old French) personal name Warin, Werin, a borrowing of ancient Germanic Warino, a short form of various compound names based on the element warin ‘protection, shelter’ or ‘guard’. Compare Waring .
English and Irish (of Norman origin): habitational name from La Varrenne in Seine-Maritime, France, named with a Gaulish element probably descriptive of alluvial land or sandy soil. This was the name of a major Norman family after the Conquest. In Ireland, this name has been Gaelicized as Bharain.
Irish: adopted as an English form of Gaelic Ó Murnáin (see Murnane , Warner ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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