When Laura Ann Luther was born in 1827, in Burlington Township, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Enoch Luther, was 31 and her mother, Polly Bennett, was 24. She married Elijah Granger about 1843, in Burlington, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Pennsylvania, United States in 1870 and North Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States in 1880. She died on 25 April 1895, in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Towanda, Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States.
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German: from a personal name composed of the ancient Germanic elements liud ‘people, tribe’ or hlūd ‘clamoring, famous’, + heri, hari ‘army’.
English: metonymic occupational name from Middle English luter, leuter ‘lute player’ (Old French leuteor, luthier). Compare Luter .
Americanized form of Slovenian Lutar or Luthar: from a personal name of ancient Germanic origin (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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