Brief Life History of Joane
When Joane Furse was christened on 21 June 1685, in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, her father, William Furze, was 31 and her mother, Mary, was 32. She was buried in Crewkerne, Somerset, England, United Kingdom.
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- Joane, "England Deaths and Burials, 1538-1991"
- Legacy NFS Source: Joane Furse - Church record: Burial record or certificate: female
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1688 · Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution brought the downfall of Catholic King James II and the reign of his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange.
Name Meaning
English (mainly Devon and Cornwall): topographic name for someone who lived on a piece of land that was thickly grown with gorse, from Middle English furs, firs ‘furze, furze-covered land’ (Old English fyrs), or a habitational name from a place called with this word, as for example Furze in Devon and Cornwall. Compare Furze .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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