Hannah Francis

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Francis was born on 23 January 1794, in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, her father, Selah Francis, was 30 and her mother, Hannah Shepherd, was 25. She married Lyman Humphrey on 1 January 1812, in West Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Connecticut, United States in 1870. She died on 15 April 1877, in Bloomfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Connecticut, United States.

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Family Time Line

Lyman Humphrey
1792–1875
Hannah Francis
1794–1877
Marriage: 1 January 1812
Trumbull Lyman Humphrey
1812–1872
Chloe Humphrey
1813–1883
George Humphrey
1816–1895
Hector Francis Humphrey
1817–1897
Mary Ann Humphrey
1819–1907
Amelia Humphrey
1822–1904
William Humphrey
1823–1898
Laura Maria Humphrey
1823–1847
Goodwin Sheldon Humphrey
1825–1891
Cordelia Humphrey
1827–1908
Henrietta Humphrey
1828–1917
Henry Humphrey
1828–
Eliza Emeline Humphrey
1831–1873
Laura M. Humphrey
1860–1884

Sources (10)

  • Hannah Humphrey in household of Lymon Humphrey, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Hannah Humphrey, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
  • Hannah Humphrey in household of Lyman Humphrey, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1802 · Brass is Discovered

"In 1802, brass was identified in Waterbury, Connecticut. This gave the city the nickname ""The Brass City."" Brass dominated the city and helped to create the city. The motto of the city is Quid Aere Perennius, which means What is more lasting than brass? in Latin."

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

Name Meaning

English: from the Old French personal name Franceis, modern French François, from Latin Franciscus, originally ‘Frank’, though later used to denote a Frenchman. The personal name owed much of its popularity during the Middle Ages to the fame of Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), whose baptismal name was actually Giovanni but who was nicknamed Francisco because his father was absent in France at the time of his birth. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Italian Francesco and Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Franc , and also their derivatives, e.g. Croatian Francišković (see Francisco 4).

English: ethnic name from the Old French adjective Franceis ‘French’ (see 1 above).

Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames, or an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.

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

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