Hero Juno Franklin

Brief Life History of Hero Juno

When Hero Juno Franklin was born on 1 April 1858, in Cumberland, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, her father, Edwin Richardson Franklin, was 30 and her mother, Elise Ann Crowninshield, was 25. She lived in Rhode Island, United States in 1858.

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Family Time Line

Edwin Richardson Franklin
1828–1902
Elise Ann Crowninshield
1833–1892
Charles E. Franklin
1851–1851
Frederick Lester Franklin
1853–1931
Ada Alvira Franklin
1855–1855
William Wright Franklin
1857–1900
Hero Juno Franklin
1858–
Flora Jane Wright Franklin
1858–1938
Alice Idanelle Franklin
1859–1863
Grace Lenore Franklin
1861–1861
Arthur Leon Franklin
1863–1865
Eugenia Estelle Franklin
1864–1865
Eugene Richardson Franklin
1868–1930
Agness Gertrude Franklin
1873–1873

Sources (3)

  • Hero June Franklin, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Hero Juno Franklin, "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"
  • Hero Juno Franklin, "Rhode Island, Births and Christenings, 1600-1914"

World Events (3)

1862 · US Naval Academy

The US Naval Academy was moved to Newport, Rhode Island from its original in Annapolis, Maryland on May 9, 1862.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.

Name Meaning

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.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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