Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Finfrock was born on 9 October 1831, in Franklin, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, John Peter Finfrock, was 43 and his mother, Barbara Palmer, was 33. He married Lydia Anna Galley on 25 November 1864, in Shelby, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Newberry MM, Miami, Ohio, United States in 1850 and Ohio, United States for about 47 years. He died on 17 February 1917, in Cynthian Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Houston, Loramie Township, Shelby, Ohio, United States.
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- Henry Fenfrock in household of Peter Fenfrock, "United States Census, 1850"
- Henry Finfrock, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
- Henry Finfrock, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
Altered form of German Fünfrock: nickname for a rich man (literally, the owner of five coats), from Middle High German finf ‘five’ + roc ‘coat, jacket’. The surname Fünfrock is very rare in Germany, while the altered form Finfrock originates from France (Lorraine), where it is very rare, too. Compare Finafrock , Finefrock , Finifrock , Finnefrock , Finneyfrock , and Fivecoat .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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