When Helen Hunter was born on 5 June 1778, in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland, her father, John Hunter, was 31 and her mother, Helen Hunter, was 29. She married Francis Patterson on 22 October 1797, in Clackmannan, Clackmannanshire, Scotland. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She died about 1820, at the age of 43.
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Scottish and northern English: occupational name from Middle English hunter(e) ‘huntsman’ (see Hunt ).
Irish (Antrim and Derry): adopted for Gaelic Ó Fiaich (see Fee ) due to confusion with the word fiadhach ‘hunt’.
History: A Scottish family of this name (see 1 above) has been established at Hunterston (Ayrshire) since the 13th century.
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