Brief Life History of Mary Jane
When Mary Jane Hannibal was born on 1 March 1835, in Oswego, New York, United States, her father, Dorris Hannibal, was 36 and her mother, Melinda Bartlett, was 36. She married Franklin F Palmer on 1 January 1851, in Lenawee, Michigan, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Ransom, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States in 1860 and Hudson, Lenawee, Michigan, United States for about 30 years. She died on 7 April 1909, in Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Maple Grove Cemetery, Hudson, Lenawee, Michigan, United States.
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- Mary Palmer in household of Franklin Palmer, "United States Census, 1880"
- Mary Jane Hannibal Palmer, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mary J. Palmer in entry for Eva Palmer, "Michigan Births, 1867-1902"
Spouse and Children
1830–1902 Male
1835–1909 Female
Children (4)
1852–1912 Male
1854–1917 Female
1871–1871 Male
1872– Female
Parents and Siblings
1799– Male
1799–1881 Female
Siblings (6)
1829– Male
1831– Male
1833–1861 Female
1835–1909 Female
1838–1923 Male
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World Events (8)
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1863
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Name Meaning
German: from a post-humanist personal name, Hannibal (see 2 below).
English: post-medieval variant of Annable , from Middle English Amabil, Annabel. This female personal name fell out of fashion in the late Middle Ages, and the source of the surname was no longer recognized. It was re-interpreted in the 16th century by classically educated gentlemen as being the name of the Carthaginian general, Hannibal (247–182 BC ). The surname was also sometimes later re-etymologized as honey + ball or bell, hence spellings such as Honeyball and Hunnibell. In this new guise, it coincided with an established variant of Annable with initial H-.
History: There is no evidence for the use of Hannibal as a personal name in England before 1619, when Hannibal Gammon was rector of Mawgan in Pyder, Cornwall. As a medieval surname, it was borne by Matthew Hanibal (1255) and Peter Haniballus, both described as ‘civis Romanus’, and obviously Italians, but it is unlikely that either of these Italian merchants or moneylenders founded an English family.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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