Brief Life History of Frances
When Frances Hunter was born on 26 August 1832, in Sedbergh, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Edward Hunter, was 32 and her mother, Eleanor Thirnbeck, was 22. She married Jesse Hallock on 20 October 1859. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Lehman Township, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States in 1850. She died on 22 November 1872, in Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 40.
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- Frances Hunter in household of Edward Hunter, "United States Census, 1850"
- Francis Hunter, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Legacy NFS Source: Frances Hunter - Government record: female
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1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor
The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
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.
1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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