Edward Minor Fox

Brief Life History of Edward Minor

When Edward Minor Fox was born on 22 March 1824, in Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States, his father, Chauncey Fox, was 27 and his mother, Anna Soule, was 29. He married Esther Vail in December 1847, in Fulton, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 daughters. He lived in Chenango, Broome, New York, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1862. He died on 3 May 1888, in Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States, at the age of 64, and was buried in Broadalbin, Fulton, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Edward Minor Fox
1824–1888
Esther Vail
1825–1913
Marriage: December 1847
Sarah Emily Fox
1851–1924
Ann Mary Fox
1854–1917
Leila Delphine Fox
1856–1937
Alice Augusta Fox
1858–1862
Carrie Celestia Fox
1861–1954
Jessie Fox
1867–1905

Sources (12)

  • Edward M Fox, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Edmund M. Fox, "New York, County Marriages, 1847-1848; 1908-1936"
  • Minor Fax, "Iowa, Death Records, 1904-1951"

World Events (7)

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

1838

Historical Boundaries: 1838: Fulton, New York, United States

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

English: nickname from a word denoting the animal (Middle English, Old English fox), widely used to denote a sly or cunning individual. It was also used for someone with red hair. In England this surname absorbed some early examples of surnames derived from the ancient Germanic personal names mentioned at Faulks and Foulks .

Irish: part translation of Gaelic Mac an tSionnaigh ‘son of the fox’ (see Tinney ).

Irish: also adopted for Ó Catharnaigh, see Kearney .

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

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