When Daniel Franklin was born on 5 March 1808, in Little Falls, Herkimer, New York, United States, his father, Daniel Franklin, was 36 and his mother, Ruth Rounds, was 36. He married Hulda Tanner on 20 August 1829, in Herkimer, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Nebraska, United States in 1870 and Fort Calhoun, Washington, Nebraska, United States in 1880. He died on 9 November 1898, in Pasadena, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Fort Calhoun, Washington, Nebraska, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Established in 1829.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
English: status name from Middle English frankeleyn ‘freeman, freeholder, land-owner of free but not noble birth’ (Anglo-Norman French fraunclein). In general, he was a gentleman ranked above the main body of minor freeholders but below a knight or a member of the nobility.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames, such as Frankel .
History: The American statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) was the son of Josiah Franklin, a chandler (dealer in soap and candles), who had emigrated c. 1682 from Ecton, Northamptonshire, to Boston, MA, where his son was born.
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