John Fernald Little

Male13 November 1810–28 December 1891

Brief Life History of John Fernald

When John Fernald Little was born on 13 November 1810, in Campton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Ebenezer Little, was 21 and his mother, Phebe Palmer, was 23. He married Sarah Ann Card Dennis on 14 November 1839, in Campton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Illinois, United States in 1870 and Dongola, Union, Illinois, United States in 1880. He died on 28 December 1891, in Perry, Illinois, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Dongola, Union, Illinois, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Fernald Little
1810–1891
Sarah Ann Card Dennis
1822–1862
Marriage: 14 November 1839
Alice Jane Little
1842–1866
Mary Elizabeth Little
1844–1931
John Augustus Little
1848–1859
James Albert Little
1853–1936
Sarah Phoebe Little
1859–1878

Sources (8)

  • John Donald Little, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
  • John F Little, "United States Census, 1860"
  • John F Little in entry for James A Little and Minnie H Cox, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    14 November 1839Campton, Grafton, New Hampshire, United States
  • Children (5)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (12)

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    World Events (8)

    1812

    Age 2

    War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

    1827

    Age 17

    Historical Boundaries: 1827: Perry, Illinois, United States

    1832 · Black Hawk War

    Age 22

    "The Black Hawk War was a brief conflict between the United States and Native Americans led by Black Hawk, a Sauk leader. The war erupted soon after Black Hawk and a group of other tribes, known as the ""British Band"", crossed the Mississippi River, into Illinois, from Iowa Indian Territory in April 1832. Black Hawk's motives were ambiguous, but records show that he was hoping to avoid bloodshed while resettling on tribal land that had been given to the United States in the 1804 Treaty of St. Louis."

    Name Meaning

    English: nickname for a small man (if not ironic), or distinguishing epithet for the younger of two bearers of the same personal name, from Middle English littel, Old English lȳtel (see Light 3).

    Irish: translation into English of Gaelic Ó Beagáin ‘descendant of Beagán’ (see Began ).

    Americanized form (translation into English) of any of various European surnames meaning ‘little’, e.g. French Petit , Polish Mały (see Maly 1).

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

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    VERMILLION: History of La Salle County, Illinois: by Hoffman pages 165-168

    History of La Salle County, Illinois : by Hoffman, U. J. (Urias John), b. 1855 Publication date 1906 Publisher Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. Collection allen_county; americana Digitizing sponsor Int …

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