Brief Life History of Caroline
When Caroline Hunter was born in 1855, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James Hunter, was 32 and her mother, Phoebe Conklin, was 31. She lived in Falls, Falls Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Caroline Hunter in household of James Hunter, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Caroline Hunter - Memory of Someone: birth-name: Caroline Hunter
- Caroline Hunter in household of James Hunter, "United States Census, 1870"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
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
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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