Brief Life History of Emma
When Emma de Bois-l'Évêque was born on 11 July 1022, in Bois-l'Évêque, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France, her father, Gilbert de Bois-L'Évêque, was 32 and her mother, Avoline de Menuz, was 32. She married Hugh de Lacy Lord of Lassy on 25 May 1039, in Bois-l'Évêque, Seine-Maritime, Normandy, France. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 28 January 1074, in Longueville, Calvados, Lower Normandy, France, at the age of 51, and was buried in Épernay, Marne, Champagne-Ardenne, France.
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- Emma de Blois de Lacy Lassy, "Find A Grave Index"
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Name Meaning
Old French name, of Germanic (Frankish) origin, originally a short form of compound names such as Ermintrude containing the word erm(en), irm(en) ‘entire’. It was adopted by the Normans and introduced by them to Britain, but its popularity in medieval England was greatly enhanced by the fact that it had been borne by the mother of Edward the Confessor, herself a Norman. In modern times, it was only in moderate use early in the 20th century but rose sharply in favour in the 1970s and has since remained perennially popular.
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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BIO: from http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/ENGLISHNOBILITYMEDIEVAL3L-O.htm as of 7/17/2016 EMMA, daughter of ---. "Emma mater Hilberti de Lacei" donated property "in monte…Mainart" to Saint-Amand on …
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