Brief Life History of Frances
Frances Poyer was born in 1681, in Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales. She married Rev Thomas Poyer in 1707, in Jamaica, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. She died on 15 April 1719, in Jamaica, Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America, at the age of 38, and was buried in Jamaica, Queens, New York, United States.
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- Frances Poyer, "Find A Grave Index"
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1683
Historical Boundaries 1683: Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Queens, New York, United States 1898: Borough of Queens, New York, United States
1683
Historical Boundaries 1683: Queens, New York Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Queens, New York, United States 1898: Borough of Queens, New York, United States
Name Meaning
French: from Old French poier ‘power’, probably used as a nickname for a strong individual.
English (of Norman origin): variant of Power . The name is found mainly in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire, Wales.
Americanized form of the Czech ethnic name Pojer ‘Bavarian’ or of its variant Pojar .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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