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  2. 1 day ago · Jane Austen was born in the Hampshire village of Steventon, where her father, the Reverend George Austen, was rector. She was the second daughter and seventh child in a family of eight—six boys and two girls. Her closest companion throughout her life was her elder sister, Cassandra; neither Jane nor Cassandra married.

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  3. Apr 8, 2024 · April Dates of Importance. This brings us now to several dates that would have been important to Austen personally and to the Austen family as a whole: Family News: 26 April 1764: Rev. George Austen marries Cassandra Leigh. 23 April 1774: Francis (Frank) Austen (Jane’s brother) born at Steventon.

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  5. Apr 15, 2024 · Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire on December 16, 1775 and grew up in a tight-knit family. She was the seventh of eight children, with six brothers and one sister. Her parents, George Austen and Cassandra Leigh, were married in 1764. Her father was an orphan but with the help of a rich uncle he attended school and was ordained by the ...

  6. Apr 9, 2024 · Jane Austen was born in Steventon, Hampshire on December 16, 1775 and grew up in a tight-knit family. She was the seventh of eight children, with six brothers and one sister. Her parents, George Austen and Cassandra Leigh, were married in 1764. Her father was an orphan but with the help of a rich uncle he attended school and was ordained by the ...

  7. Apr 7, 2024 · Born 7 October 1767 – Died 19 November 1852. Edward Austen died peacefully at his Godmersham home at the age of eighty-five and is buried beside his wife in Godmersham Church. One could say that Edward Austen had been lucky in life. Although his birth year is often reported as 1768, he was actually born the previous year on 7 October 1767 as ...

  8. Apr 16, 2024 · Jane Austen lived from 1775 until 1817, a span of four decades that saw significant changes in English social, political, and economic life. At the time her birth, England was embroiled in a bitter struggle with its American colonies, the loss of which, several years later, proved to be a tremendous blow to English political and military prestige.

  9. Apr 8, 2024 · 26 April 1764: Rev. George Austen marries Cassandra Leigh. 23 April 1774: Francis (Frank) Austen (Jane’s brother) born at Steventon. April 1786: Francis Austen enters the Royal Naval Academy at Portsmouth. 15 April 1793: James Austen’s first child, Anna, is born. Historic Dates:

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