When Francis William Plant was born on 13 September 1843, in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States, his father, James Plant, was 45 and his mother, Hannah A. Mason, was 31. He married Elizabeth Merle on 16 October 1866, in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 4 daughters. He died on 21 January 1914, in Joliet, Will, Illinois, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Utica, Oneida, New York, United States.
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English: metonymic occupational name for a gardener, in particular someone with a herb garden, from Middle English pla(u)nt(e), plont(e) ‘plant, sprig, offshoot’ (Old English plante, Old French plante). It may also be a nickname for a tender or delicate individual, from the same word in a transferred sense. The name has been established in Ireland since the 17th century.
Altered form of French Plante . The surname Plant is also found in France, where it is very rare.
Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): unexplained.
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