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Calendar year
1696 (MDCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar, the 1696th year
1696
2023 studio album by Insomnium
Anno 1696 is the ninth studio album by Finnish melodic death metal band Insomnium, released on 24 February 2023 via Century Media. Insomnium began working
Anno_1696
Attempted reformation of English currency
The Great Recoinage of 1696 was an attempt by the English government under King William III to replace the hammered silver that made up most of the coinage
Great_Recoinage_of_1696
was an instrument created after the failed Jacobite assassination plot of 1696 to pledge loyalty to William III of England. Modelled by Lord Somers on the
Association_of_1696
Act of the Philippine Commission
Act 1696, or the Flag Law Act , (Philippine Commission Act № 1696, August 23, 1907) is an act of the Philippine Commission that outlawed the display of
Flag_Act_(Philippines)
Russian military campaigns during the Russo-Turkish War of 1686–1700
The Azov campaigns of 1695–1696 (Russian: Азо́вские похо́ды, romanized: Azovskiye Pokhody) were two Russian military campaigns during the Russo-Turkish
Azov_campaigns_(1695–1696)
English politician
John Hampden (c. 1696 – 4 February 1754), of Great Hampden, Buckinghamshire, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1734 to 1754
John_Hampden_(1696–1754)
English lawyer and Tory politician
John Browne (1696–1750) of Forston, Charminster, Dorset, and Lincoln's Inn, London, was an English lawyer and Tory politician who sat in the House of Commons
John_Browne_(1696–1750)
The year 1696 in science and technology involved some significant events. Daniel Le Clerc publishes Histoire de la médecine in Geneva, the first comprehensive
1696_in_science
Russian noble family
a Russian noble family that was established by Abram Petrovich Gannibal (1696–1781), an African-born general-in-chief, military engineer, nobleman, and
Gannibal_family
Events in the year 1696 in India. National income - ₹7,877 million Building of the fort of Calcutta. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent
1696_in_India
Baptistina asteroid
1696 Nurmela, provisional designation 1939 FF, is a Baptistina asteroid from the inner regions of the asteroid belt, approximately 10 kilometers (6 miles)
1696_Nurmela
The Battle of Mamora (1696) took place in the summer of 1696 between the Portuguese and Moroccan fleets off the coast of Mamora. The Portuguese left the
Battle_of_Mamora_(1696)
Irish politician
John Folliott (or Ffolliott; 1696 – 12 January 1765) was an Irish politician. John Folliott was the son of Francis Folliott of Ballyshannon and his wife
John_Folliott_(Donegal_MP)
English army officer, politician and Jacobite
schemes for capturing or assassinating William which came to light in 1695 and 1696. After the seizure of his fellow Jacobite conspirators, Robert Charnock and
Sir_John_Fenwick,_3rd_Baronet
Jacobite assassination plot against William III of England
The 1696 Jacobite assassination plot was an unsuccessful attempt by Jacobite sympathisers in February 1696 to assassinate William III, who had deposed
1696 Jacobite assassination plot
1696_Jacobite_assassination_plot
Raid during King William's War on Chignecto, Acadia
The raid was in retaliation for the French and Indian Siege of Pemaquid (1696) at present day Bristol, Maine. In the English Province of Massachusetts
Raid_on_Chignecto_(1696)
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1696_in_poetry
or West. Сакович А. Г. Народная гравированная книга Василия Кореня, 1692—1696. М., 1983. Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Koren Picture-Bible
Koren Picture-Bible (1692–1696)
Koren_Picture-Bible_(1692–1696)
Legislative act of England on the docking of foreign shipping
further developed and tightened by the Navigation Acts of 1663, 1673, and 1696. Upon this basis during the 18th century, the acts were modified by subsequent
Navigation_Acts
Maharao Raja of Bundi (1696 – 1730)
Budh Singh was the Maharao Raja of Bundi from 1696 to 1730. He was born to Anirudh Singh. He married twice: firstly, in 1708, to Amar Kanwar, daughter
Budh_Singh
English polymath (1642–1727)
and spent the last three decades of his life in London, serving as Warden (1696–1699) and Master (1699–1727) of the Royal Mint, in which he increased the
Isaac_Newton
Events from the year 1696 in Denmark Monarch – Christian V 19 April – Church of Our Saviour on Christianshavn in Copenhagen is inaugurated. Full date missing
1696_in_Denmark
English politician and writer (1653–1696)
John Hampden (21 March 1653 – 12 December 1696) was an English politician and writer. The second son of Richard Hampden, and grandson of ship money tax
John_Hampden_(1653–1696)
English landowner and politician
Ambrose Manaton (1648–1696) was an English landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1678 and 1696. Manaton was the son
Ambrose_Manaton_(died_1696)
The year 1696 in music involved some significant events. Giacomo Antonio Perti becomes maestro di cappella to S Petronio, Bologna, where he remains for
1696_in_music
George Moore of East Cowes on the Isle of Wight. She was launched on 6 August 1696. Her dimensions were a gundeck of 108 feet 6 inches (33.07 metres) with a
HMS_Poole_(1696)
Events from the year 1696 in France. Monarch – Louis XIV The Edict of 1696 This Edict stated that for a coat of arms to be valid, it had to be registered
1696_in_France
This is a list of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1696. Silvestro Bonfigliuoli (1637–1696) Ippolito Fornasari (1628–1697) James Chadwick (1660–1697)
List of fellows of the Royal Society elected in 1696
List_of_fellows_of_the_Royal_Society_elected_in_1696
Tsar of Russia from 1682 to 1696
S. 27 August] 1666 – 8 February [O.S. 29 January] 1696) was Tsar of all Russia between 1682 and 1696, jointly ruling with his younger half-brother Peter
Ivan_V_of_Russia
Act of the Parliament of England
The Coin Act 1696 (8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 26) was an act of the Parliament of England which made it high treason to make or possess equipment useful for counterfeiting
Coin_Act_1696
African-born Russian general and military engineer
Abram Hannibal or Abram Petrov (Russian: Абра́м Петро́вич Ганниба́л; c. 1696 – 14 May 1781), was a Russian Chief Military Engineer, General-in-Chief,
Abram_Petrovich_Gannibal
Sultan of the Ottoman Empire from 1695 to 1703
[clarification needed] In April 1696 Mustafa II left Edirne for his second military campaign against the Habsburg Empire. In August 1696 the Russians besieged Azov
Mustafa_II
1698 siege
the army of the Ya'rubid ruler of Oman, Saif I bin Sultan, from 13 March 1696 to 13 December 1698. The Yarubid dynasty had been expanding since the expulsion
Siege_of_Mombasa_(1696–1698)
Events from the year 1696 in the Kingdom of Scotland. Monarch – William II Secretary of State – James Johnston, until January or February; then John Murray
1696_in_Scotland
Anglo-Irish politician
Francis Burton (1 December 1696 – 20 March 1744), from Buncraggy, County Clare, Ireland, was an Anglo-Irish politician and landowner. He was a Member of
Francis_Burton_(1696–1744)
Battle of King William's War
The Naval battle off St. John took place on July 14, 1696, between France and England toward the end of King William's War in the Bay of Fundy off present-day
Naval battle off St. John (1696)
Naval_battle_off_St._John_(1696)
English landowner and politician
Coulson Fellowes (1696–1769) was an English landowner and politician, Member of Parliament for Huntingdonshire from 1741 to 1761. He was the eldest son
Coulson_Fellowes
Town in the Scottish Borders
and privileges that came with the barony. In 1696 he succeeded: an act of Parliament, the Greenlaw Act 1696 (c. 16), was passed, laying down in statute
Greenlaw
Royal Navy admiral (1696–1756)
Admiral William Martin (c. 1696 – 17 September 1756) was an officer of the Royal Navy who saw service during the War of the Spanish Succession and the
William Martin (Royal Navy officer)
William_Martin_(Royal_Navy_officer)
Swedish soldier during the Great Northern War
Abraham Lindqvist (18 November 1696 – 11 February 1801) was a dragoon who served under Charles XII. He was the last surviving Swedish veteran of the Great
Abraham_Lindqvist
Mughal siege of Panhala from 1694 to 1696
conflicts between Mughals and Marathas during the Deccan Wars between 1694 and 1696. Jahandar Shah laid siege to Panhala but was unable to capture the fort.
Siege_of_Panhala_(1694–1696)
Algerian battle fought in 1696
The Battle of Tlemcen took place in 1696 when a Moroccan expeditionary force conducted a raid in Algerian territory. The Algerians emerged victorious,
Battle_of_Tlemcen_(1696)
1696 battle of the Nine Years' War
The Battle of Dogger Bank was a naval battle fought on 17 June 1696 as part of the War of the Grand Alliance. It was a victory for a French force of seven
Battle_of_Dogger_Bank_(1696)
17th-century Irish religious figure
Charlton was archdeacon of Ardagh from 1683 until 1696; and chancellor of Connor from 1692 until 1696. Fryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy,
Andrew_Charlton_(priest)
Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen from 1664 to 1696
Nassau-Dietz; 18 January 1657 – 25 March 1696) was Stadtholder of Friesland and Groningen from 1664 till 1696. Henry Casimir II of Nassau-Dietz was born
Henry Casimir II, Prince of Nassau-Dietz
Henry_Casimir_II,_Prince_of_Nassau-Dietz
Scottish trading company
subscription book of the Company of Scotland was opened in Edinburgh on 26 February 1696, inviting investments from a minimum of £100 up to a maximum of £3,000. Such
Company_of_Scotland
Unprovoked attack by a samurai on a civilian
number of people were indiscriminately killed in the Edo period was the 1696 Yoshiwara spree killing (吉原百人斬り, Yoshiwara hyakunin giri; lit. "Yoshiwara
Tsujigiri
See also 1695 in piracy, Other events in 1696, 1697 in piracy, and Timeline of piracy. This article covers 1696 in piracy. Undated – 24 of Henry Every's
1696_in_piracy
French noble
Louise Adélaïde de Bourbon (2 November 1696 – 20 November 1750) was a French princess of the Blood and member of the courts of Kings Louis XIV and Louis
Louise Adélaïde de Bourbon (1696–1750)
Louise_Adélaïde_de_Bourbon_(1696–1750)
Count of Saxony (1696–1750)
Maurice de Saxe (28 October 1696 – 20 November 1750) was a prominent soldier, general and military theorist in the first half of the 18th century. The
Maurice_de_Saxe
18th-century Christian abbot
in Lucerne – November 28, 1717) was abbot of the Abbey of Saint Gall from 1696 to 1717. Abbot Leodegar was the son of the baker Heinrich Bürgisser and of
Leodegar_Bürgisser
Origin and development of cricket (to 1725)
Act 1662, and so cleared the way for a free press on the Act's expiry in 1696. Censorship had already been relaxed following the Bill of Rights 1689. Freedom
History_of_cricket_to_1725
United Nations resolution adopted in 2006
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1696, adopted on July 31, 2006, after expressing concern at the intentions of the nuclear programme of Iran
United Nations Security Council Resolution 1696
United_Nations_Security_Council_Resolution_1696
Bodies established to run toll roads and improve transport routes
is the first turnpike act for Surrey, the Surrey and Sussex Highways Act 1696 (8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 15), during the reign of William III for enhanced repairs
Turnpike_trust
Austrian archduchess (1684–1696)
Maria Theresa of Austria (22 August 1684 – 28 September 1696) was a daughter of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and his third wife, Eleonor Magdalene of
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1684–1696)
Archduchess_Maria_Theresa_of_Austria_(1684–1696)
Ruler of Poland–Lithuania from 1674 to 1696
soˈbiʃiʊs]) 17 August 1629 – 17 June 1696) was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania from 1674 until his death in 1696. Born into Polish nobility, Sobieski
John_III_Sobieski
prelate who served as Vicar Apostolic of Great Mogul (1696–1701) and Titular Archbishop of Ancyra (1696–1701). Fernand Palma d'Artois was born on 2 January
Fernand_Palma_d'Artois
Chhatrapati of the Marathas from 1700 to 1708
Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [ʃiˈʋaːdʑiː ɾaːd͡ʒaɾaːm ˈbʱos(ə)le]; 9 June 1696 – 14 March 1726), was the fourth Chhatrapati of the Maratha Empire. He was
Shivaji_I_of_Kolhapur
This is a list of acts of the Parliament of Scotland for the year 1696. It lists acts of Parliament of the old Parliament of Scotland, that was merged
List of acts of the Parliament of Scotland from 1696
List_of_acts_of_the_Parliament_of_Scotland_from_1696
Public library in Vicenza, Italy
Giacomo, Vicenza. The library was formed from the donation of 9000 volumes in 1696 by the jurist and scholar Giovanni Maria Bertolo to the city of Vicenza,
Biblioteca_Civica_Bertoliana
Extinct baronetcy in the Baronetage of England
London, was a title in the Baronetage of England. It was created on 13 April 1696 by King William III for Richard Blackham, a woollen manufacturer and a Turkey
Blackham_baronets
English contortionist
Joseph Clark (died c. 1696) was an English contortionist. Clark of Pall Mall, although a well-grown man, and inclining to stoutness, was enabled to contort
Joseph_Clark_(contortionist)
Queen of Spain from 1649 to 1665
Mariana of Austria (24 December 1634 – 16 May 1696) was Queen of Spain from 1649 until her husband Philip IV of Spain died in 1665. Appointed Regent for
Mariana_of_Austria
Events from the year 1696 in art. A sculpture of a walking horse now attributed to Giovanni Francesco Susini (c. 1585 – c. 1653), is sold as a work by
1696_in_art
Dauphine of France (1685–1712)
Her betrothal to the Duke of Burgundy in June 1696 was part of the Treaty of Turin, signed on 29 August 1696. She was the mother of the future King Louis
Marie_Adélaïde_of_Savoy
Fort in Mertvy Donets, Russia
strategic point. The fortress was never taken by an assault, yet on 20 July 1696, the day after the surrender of Azov, its garrison laid down its arms after
Lutic_Fortress
British court official
Anne, Viscountess Irvine (c. 1696 – 2 December 1764), was a British court official. She was a poet and a correspondent of Sir John Vanbrugh and Horace
Anne Ingram, Viscountess Irvine
Anne_Ingram,_Viscountess_Irvine
Italian musician (c. 1696–1782)
Anna Maria della Pietà (c. 1696 – 10 August 1782) was an Italian violinist, composer and teacher based in the Venetian orphanage Ospedale della Pietà.
Anna_Maria_della_Pietà
Events from the year 1696 in Ireland. Monarch: William III April 27 – an act of the Parliament of England for encouraging linen manufacture in Ireland
1696_in_Ireland
German philosopher (1696–1787)
Samuel Christian Hollmann (1696–1787) was a German philosopher. Between 1750 and 1776, Hollmann published numerous volumes in the fields of logic and medicine
Samuel_Christian_Hollmann
Irish portrait painter
James Latham (c. 1696 – 26 January 1747) was an Irish portrait painter. James Latham was born in Thurles, County Tipperary, in the Kingdom of Ireland possibly
James_Latham_(painter)
contract by William Collins of Shorehame. She was launched on 3 September 1696. Her dimensions were a gundeck of 107 feet 9 inches (32.84 metres) with a
HMS_Gosport_(1696)
Famine in Northern Europe (1695–1697)
Finland and Estonia (1695–1697), Latvia,[citation needed] Norway (in 1696) and Sweden (1696–1698), all of which then belonged to the Kingdom of Sweden with
Great_Famine_of_1695–1697
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 to 1702
(1688–1697), leaving Mary to govern the three kingdoms. She died in 1694. In 1696 the Jacobites, a faction loyal to the deposed James, plotted unsuccessfully
William_III_of_England
1696 peace treaty between France and the Duchy of Savoy
The Treaty of Turin, signed on 29 August 1696 by Louis XIV of France and Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia, ended the latter's involvement in the Nine Years'
Treaty_of_Turin_(1696)
– Craigiehall, near Edinburgh, Scotland, designed by Sir William Bruce. 1696 Main façades of Chatsworth House completed to designs of William Talman in
1690s_in_architecture
English captain and pirate (late 1600s)
Every, also known as Henry Avery (born 20 August 1659; disappeared June 1696), sometimes erroneously given as Jack Avery or John Avery, was an English
Henry_Every
List of events
Events from the year 1696 in England. Monarch – William III January Great Recoinage of 1696: The Parliament of England passes the Recoinage Act. Colley
1696_in_England
Old Scottish silver coin
James VI: half merk or noble The merk (Scottish Gaelic: marg) is a long-obsolete Scottish silver coin. Originally the same word as a money mark of silver
Merk_(coin)
Country in Southeast Europe
After falling under Ottoman Empire rule, Montenegro gained semi-autonomy in 1696 under the rule of the House of Petrović-Njegoš, first as a theocracy and
Montenegro
English nonconformist minister (1635-1696)
Samuel Shaw (1635–1696) was an English nonconformist minister. The son of Thomas Shaw, blacksmith, he was born at Repton, Derbyshire, in 1635. From Repton
Samuel_Shaw_(minister)
Act of the Parliament of England
end of the first session of the next parliament after 7 years from 1 March 1696. Section 2 of the made the Coal Trade, London Act 1664 (16 & 17 Cha. 2. c
Continuance_of_Laws_Act_1695
Senapati of the Maratha Empire from 1690 to 1696
Mhaloji Ghorpade, Marathi pronunciation: [sənt̪aːd͡ʒiː ɡʱoːɾpəɖeː]; 1660–1696) was a Maratha general and statesman who served as the 7th Senapati of the
Santaji_Ghorpade
Jean Jacques de Maillefaud (1635–1696), was Counselor to King Louis XIV, Chatelain d'Allieres, and a member of the Dauphiné Parliament. He was born in
Jean_Jacques_Maillefaud
Royal palace located in Warsaw, Poland
in the Wilanów district of Warsaw, Poland. It was built between 1677 and 1696 for the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania John III Sobieski according
Wilanów_Palace
English Tory politician and Jacobite conspirator
Friend or Freind (died 1696) was an English Army officer, Tory politician, and Jacobite conspirator. He was executed in 1696 having been found guilty
John_Friend_(conspirator)
British government organisation
John Ramsey 1679–1685: Thomas Lloyd 1685–1689: Philip Burton 1689–1696: Aaron Smith 1696–1716: Henry Baker 1716–1728: Philip Horneck 1728–1729: Edward Roome
Government_Legal_Department
German fairy tale
Grimm in Grimm's Fairy Tales, tale number 143. It is Aarne-Thompson type 1696, What Should I Have Said?. A long long time ago there lived a mother and
Going_a_Traveling
American politician
of Lawrence Washington and sister of John Washington. Hayward died around 1696. "The Foote Family". The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 7 (1):
Samuel_Hayward
British politician (1696–1746)
Thomas Winnington PC (31 December 1696 – 23 April 1746), of Stanford Court, Stanford on Teme. Worcestershire, was an English Whig politician who sat in
Thomas Winnington (politician, born 1696)
Thomas_Winnington_(politician,_born_1696)
Daniel de Superville (Rotterdam, 2 December 1696 – Rotterdam, 16 November 1773) was a Dutch physician who in 1742 founded the University of Erlangen in
Daniel de Superville (1696–1773)
Daniel_de_Superville_(1696–1773)
article contains information about the literary events and publications of 1696. January – Colley Cibber's play Love's Last Shift is first performed at the
1696_in_literature
English politician
James Butler (1651–1696) was an English politician. He was Member of Parliament for Arundel from 1679 to 1685 and 1690. Butler was a member of the wealthy
James_Butler_(1651–1696)
18th-century Dutch merchant ship
the south of the Sunda Strait on 5 February 1708, in bad weather. Built in 1696, Concordia was a large ship for her day, being approximately 900 tons. On
Concordia_(1696_ship)
Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States
The 1696 Thomas Massey House is one of the oldest English Quaker homes in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is a 2-story brick and stone house, originally
Thomas_Massey_House
Italian composer (1696–1757)
Andrea Teodoro Zani (11 November 1696 – 28 September 1757) was an Italian violinist and composer. Zani was born at Casalmaggiore in the Province of Cremona
Andrea_Zani
Act of the Parliament of England
The Relief of the Poor Act 1696 (8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 30), formally titled An Act for supplying some Defects in the Laws for the Relief of the Poor of this
Relief_of_the_Poor_Act_1696
Scottish merchant
1640–1701) was a Scottish merchant who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh from 1696 to 1698. He was born at Thornton near Kilmarnock a descendant of the Mures
Sir_Archibald_Muir
goods. This was a long-running controversy. In 1697 the Blackwell Hall Act 1696 (8 & 9 Will. 3. c. 9) was passed "to restore the Markett att Blackwell-Hall
Blackwell_Hall
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Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Jordan.A Jourdain from the Saintonge region of France is recorded in
Quebec City in 1676. Another, from the Savoie, is documented in 1688
in Lachine, Quebec, with the secondary surname Lafrizade. A third,
from Provence, is documented in Champlain, Quebec, in 1688; and another, also
called Labrosse, in Montreal in 1696. Other secondary surnames include
Surname or Lastname
French (Normandy and Picardy)
French (Normandy and Picardy) : from a dialect variant of Old French chape ‘hooded cloak’, ‘cape’, ‘hat’ (see Cape 2).probably a Castilianized form of Catalan Capell.Dutch : metonymic occupational name from Middle Dutch capeel ‘hood’, ‘headgear’.English : variant of Chappell ‘chapel’, from a Norman form with hard c-, applied as a topographic or occupational name, or as a habitational name for someone from any of several minor places named with this word, such as Capel in Surrey, Capel le Ferne in Kent, or Capel St. Andrew and Capel St. Mary in Suffolk.A bearer of this name from Normandy, France, with the secondary surname Desjardins, is documented in Varennes, Quebec, Canada, in 1696.
Surname or Lastname
English and Scottish
English and Scottish : nickname for a wild or uncouth person, from Middle English, Old French salvage, sauvage ‘untamed’ (Late Latin salvaticus literally ‘man of the woods’, a derivative of Latin silva ‘wood’, influenced by Latin salvus ‘whole’, i.e. natural).Irish : generally of English origin (it was taken to County Down in the 12th century), this name has also sometimes been adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Ó Sabháin, the name of a small south Munster sept, which was earlier Anglicized as O’Savin (see Savin).Americanized form of Ashkenazic Jewish Savich.A Jacob Savage, born in Exeter, Devon, England, in 1604, is recorded in Essex, NJ, by the early 1630s. Edward Savage, of Huguenot descent, emigrated from Ireland to Massachusetts in 1696. His grandson and namesake, who was born in Princeton, MA, in 1761 gained fame as an artist for his portrait of George Washington (1789–90).
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : nickname for a lighthearted or cheerful person, from Middle English, Old French gai. In Middle English the term could also mean ‘wanton’, ‘lascivious’ and this sense may lie behind the surname in some instances.English (of Norman origin) : habitational name from places in Normandy called Gaye, from an early proprietor bearing a Germanic personal name cognate with Wade.probably from the Catalan personal name Gai (Latin Gaius), or in some cases a nickname from Catalan gay ‘cheerful’.Variant of German Gau.North German : from a Frisian personal name Gay.A Congregational clergyman and one of the forerunners of the Unitarian movement in New England, Ebenezer Gay (1696–1787) was born in Dedham, MA, which had been founded by his grandfather, John Gay, who came to America from Wiltshire, England, about 1630 and settled in Watertown, MA. Ebenezer’s great-grandson Howard was editor of the American Anti-Slavery Standard.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from places in Cambridgeshire and South Yorkshire called Wentworth, probably from the Old English byname Wintra meaning ‘winter’ + Old English worð ‘enclosure’. It is, however, also possible that the name referred to a settlement inhabited only in winter. Compare Winterbottom.William Wentworth came from Rigsby, England, to Exeter, NH, in 1639. Benning Wentworth (1696–1770) and his nephew John Wentworth (1737–1820) were both colonial governors of NH.
Surname or Lastname
English and French
English and French : variant of Jordan.A Jourdain from the Saintonge region of France is recorded in
Quebec City in 1676. Another, from the Savoie, is documented in 1688
in Lachine, Quebec, with the secondary surname Lafrizade. A third,
from Provence, is documented in Champlain, Quebec, in 1688; and another, also
called Labrosse, in Montreal in 1696. Other secondary surnames include
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from Middle English dove, Old English dÅ«fe ‘dove’ (or perhaps occasionally from the Old Norse cognate dúfa), applied as a nickname for a mild and gentle person or as a metonymic occupational name for a keeper of doves. The Old English word was used as a personal name for either sex in the early Middle English period, and the surname at least in part derives from this use.Scottish : translation of Mac Calmáin (see Coleman 1).Scottish : variant of Duff.North German : nickname for a deaf or dull man, Middle Low German dÅf.David James Dove was born about 1696 in Portsmouth, England, where his father was a tailor. He arrived with his wife in Philadelphia in 1750 and in 1751 opened an academy for young ladies. He was the first person in PA who attempted to supply higher education for women.
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