Franklin Pierce Hunter

1861–11 April 1946 (Age 85)
Pennsylvania, United States

The Life Summary of Franklin Pierce

When Franklin Pierce Hunter was born in 1861, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Hunter, was 38 and his mother, Phoebe Conklin, was 37. He married Louisa Laura Dolph on 30 September 1885, in Factoryville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States for about 20 years and Meshoppen Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1940. He died on 11 April 1946, in Falls Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 85.

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Family Time Line

Franklin Pierce Hunter
1861–1946
Louisa Laura Dolph
1862–1946
Marriage: 30 September 1885
Nellie E Hunter
1890–
Herbert Hunter
1891–1980
Carl Hiram Hunter
1896–1964

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    30 September 1885Factoryville, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States
    • Children

    (3)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings

    (11)

    +6 More Children

    World Events (8)

    1863
    Age 2
    Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
    1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
    Age 2
    The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
    1886
    Age 25
    Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

    Name Meaning

    (1997: 51238;2007: 116149; 2010: 162440)Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

    Possible Related Names

    Hunt
    Huntress

    Sources (8)

    • Frank Hunter in entry for Carl Hiram Hunter, "Pennsylvania Births and Christenings, 1709-1950"
    • Frank Hunter in household of James Hunter, "United States Census, 1870"
    • Frank P Hunter, "United States Census, 1930"

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