Brief Life History of Frances Jessie
When Frances Jessie Swan was born on 21 June 1821, in Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom, her father, Douglas Campbell Swan, was 21 and her mother, Margaret Craig, was 33. She married Heber Chase Kimball on 30 September 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 daughters. She lived in Elkhorn Judicial Township, San Joaquin, California, United States in 1860 and San Diego, San Diego, California, United States in 1880. She died on 30 May 1894, in San Francisco, California, United States, at the age of 72.
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- Frances Clark in household of George L Clark, "United States Census, 1860"
- Fanny Janet Swan, "Scotland, Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950"
- Frances Jessie Swan, "Illinois, Hancock County, Nauvoo Community Project, 1839-1846 (BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy)"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1827
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
1841 · The Nauvoo Legion
In 1841, the Nauvoo Legion was organized. It was a group of men formed to protect the people of Nauvoo but also fought in different wars. Joseph Smith was the Lieutenant General of this group. Other leaders included Brigham Young, John C. Bennett, and others. They were part of the Illinois Mormon War (1844-1846), Mexican-American War (March of California, Capture of Tucson), Indian Wars (Battle Creek Massacre, Battle of Fort Utah, Walker War, Ute Black Hawk War, Mountain Meadows Massacre), American Civil War, and Morrisite War. The Legion was disbanded in 1887.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name from Middle English swon(e), northern Middle English swan(e) ‘swineherd; peasant; male servant’ (Old English swān). Compare Swain 2, with which this name was thoroughly confused.
English: occasionally perhaps a nickname from Middle English swan, swon ‘swan’. In the Middle Ages, the swan was taken as a symbol of false pride, and, according to Chaucer, jealousy. Compare Kite , Nightingale , and Pye .
English: from the Middle English and Older Scots personal name Swan, an Anglicized form of Old Norse Sveinn. Compare Swain 1.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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