Mary Jane Hannibal

Female1 March 1835–7 April 1909

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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Family Time Line

Franklin F Palmer
1830–1902
Mary Jane Hannibal
1835–1909
Marriage: 1 January 1851
Durvin D Palmer
1852–1912
Maud Alzina Palmer
1854–1917
Leroy Palmer
1871–1871
Eva D Palmer
1872–

Sources (25)

  • 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

  • Marriage
    1 January 1851Lenawee, Michigan, United States
  • Children (4)

    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (6)

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    World Events (8)

    1836 · Remember the Alamo

    Age 1

    Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.

    1837

    Age 2

    Michigan is the 26th state.

    1863

    Age 28

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

    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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