John FABEN / FABIAN, bap 20 Mar 1691 Burwell, Cambridgeshire

Somehow I missed this line entirely. Sandra Adams is responsible for all the research on this line.

John Faben , son of Oliver Faben and his wife Mary. Brother Oliver. My 8th great grandfather.

John married Ann ? 15 Sep 1718 in Burwell. -- probably the widow Bones / Bowes
They had at least three children: Ann (chr 1719), John  (chr 1720) - our ancestor, and Oliver (chr 1722)

John's wife Ann died Oct 1724. He remarried Emma Thrift in 1729.


TheWikipedia entry for Burwell has this to say:

"The village is located at the head of Burwell Lode, a man-made waterway which connects it with the River Cam. The present course, created in the mid 17th century, replaced an older route which was probably Roman in origin. The lode splits into two at the village, and each branch served a series of basins, warehouses and wharves, which were located at the bottom of long strips of land, with the merchants' houses at the other end of them."


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Burwell.14.5.05.jpg St Mary's Church Burwell

Lots of photos and descriptions of St. Mary's Burwell

Burwell: The History of a Fen-edge Village by William Franklin

John and his family were likely living in Burwell at the time of the 1729 Burwell Barn Fire, where many people were gathered to view a puppet show.  

Old postcards of Burwell 
British History Online entry for Burwell