Brief Life History of Josiah S
When Josiah S Hunter was born in April 1854, in Pennsylvania, United States, his father, James Hunter, was 31 and his mother, Phoebe Conklin, was 30. He had at least 2 sons and 2 daughters with Sarah M Austin. He lived in West Abington Township, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900 and Waverly, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1910.
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Sources (7)
- Josiah Hunter in household of James Hunter, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Josiah S Hunter - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Josiah S Hunter
- J S in entry for Clayton Hunter and Edith Richards, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1878
Historical Boundaries: 1878: Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
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’.
History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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