(introductory paragraph) No one quite knows what month, day, or even the exact year Chaucer was born, though it is quite probable he was born somewhere around 1340, likely in the early 1400’s. It is not a for sure thing, but evidence leads people to believe he was born in his parents house on Thames Street in London, England. He had no brothers or sisters; he was an only child. He was born into a bourgeois family. A bourgeois family is called middle class here and Victorian in England. His father carried on a family wine business that was quite prosperous. His father’s name was John Chaucer and his mother’s name was Agnes de Copton. There are very few to no details known on his early life and education. Based on his location, and
