Brief Life History of John Henry
When John Henry Foote was born on 22 September 1831, in Lenox Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Simeon Foote Jr., was 27 and his mother, Anne Ferguson, was 27. He married Juliet Rosengrant on 9 March 1854, in Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Forkston, Forkston Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States for about 10 years and Forkston Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States in 1900. He died on 2 February 1901, in Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Kasson Brook Cemetery, Forkston, Forkston Township, Wyoming, Pennsylvania, United States.
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Sources (14)
- John H Frost, "United States Census, 1870"
- John H Toole in entry for Thomas J Toole and Ella L Darrow, "Pennsylvania, County Marriages, 1885-1950"
- John H Foot, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1831–1901 Male
1836–1925 Female
Children (14)
1854–1913 Male
1856–1907 Female
1858–1932 Female
1861–1915 Male
1862–1944 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1803–1861 Male
1804–1900 Female
Siblings (5)
1829–1887 Male
1831–1901 Male
1834–1924 Female
1838–1895 Male
1841– Female
World Events (8)
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Age 1
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 5
1863
Age 32
Name Meaning
English and Scottish: from Middle English fot ‘foot’ (Old English fōt), sometimes translated in medieval documents by Latin cum pede ‘with the foot’. Probably a nickname for someone with a deformity of the foot or with large feet.
English: occasionally perhaps from the rare Middle English personal name Fot, from Old Norse Fótr, originally a nickname with the same sense as 1 above.
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the foot of a hill.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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