The Cazeneuve Family Part IV
John Cazeneuve was survived by his wife Esther and one son, Jacob, who was baptised in Chatham in 1703. Esther Cazeneuve n ée Brodu died in 1746. A Prospect of his Majesties Royal Navy Lying at the several Moorings at Chatham, 1680-1730 From the British Library archive On the left is St Mary's church as it would have been when the Cazeneuves knew it. The church has been much altered and rebuilt over time. Jacob Cazeneuve married Susanna. The marriage has not so far been discovered, so her name, and whether she too was of Huguenot origin, is unknown. The marriage must have take place in or before 1721, as Jacob and Susanna's eldest (known) child was baptised on 17 November 1721. If Jacob was an infant at his baptism in 1703, he must have been married very young. Average age at first marriage for men in England in the past was around the mid-twenties. The Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure, Cambridge While most children were b...