Brief Life History of Harriet
When Harriet Bicknell was born in 1840, in Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Alfred Bicknell, was 25 and her mother, Salley Potter, was 26. She died in 1841, at the age of 1.
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Parents and Siblings
1815–1857 Male
1815–1857 Female
Siblings (8)
1837–1902 Female
1840–1841 Female
1841–1842 Male
1842–1843 Male
1844–1913 Male
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World Events (1)
1841 · Dorr Rebellion
Age 1
Name Meaning
English: habitational name from Bickenhill in Warwickshire, Bickenhall in Somerset or Bignell in Oxfordshire. The former two are named with the Old English personal name Bicca + Old English hyll ‘hill’, but in the Somerset name the final element alternates with Old English h(e)all ‘hall’. Bignell is named with the Old English personal name Biga + hyll ‘hill’. Compare Bignell .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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