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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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
1810–1891 Male
1822–1862 Female
Children (5)
1842–1866 Female
1844–1931 Female
1848–1859 Male
1853–1936 Male
1859–1878 Female
Parents and Siblings
1789–1839 Male
1787–1864 Female
Siblings (12)
1810–1891 Male
1813–1814 Male
1815–1856 Male
1817–1840 Male
1819–1872 Female
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World Events (8)
1812
Age 2
1827
Age 17
1832 · Black Hawk War
Age 22
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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