Brief Life History of Floyd
When Floyd Palmer was born on 17 February 1858, in Eaton, Michigan, United States, his father, Daniel W. Palmer, was 34 and his mother, Mary Antoinette Covey, was 32. He died on 22 May 1869, in Eaton Rapids, Eaton, Michigan, United States, at the age of 11.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Floyd Parmer in household of Dant Palmer, "United States Census, 1860"
- Floyd Palmer, "Find A Grave Index"
Parents and Siblings
1823–1874 Male
1826–1867 Female
Siblings (14)
1847–1882 Female
1848–1921 Female
1850–1911 Male
1852–1861 Male
1852–1886 Male
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World Events (6)
1863
Age 5
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
Age 5
1865
Age 7
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Middle English palmer(e) ‘palmer, pilgrim to the Holy Land’ (Anglo-Norman French palmer, Old French pa(l)mer, paum(i)er), so called from the palm branch carried by such pilgrims. The term was also used to denote an itinerant monk who traveled from shrine to shrine under a vow of poverty. This surname is also common in Ireland, where it has been recorded from the 13th century onward.
Irish: when not of English origin (see 1 above), a surname adopted for Gaelic Ó Maolfhoghmhair (see Milford ), the name of an ecclesiastical family.
Swedish (mainly Palmér): ornamental name formed with palm ‘palm tree’ + the suffix -ér (a derivative of Latin -erius) or -er (from German).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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