Brief Life History of Samuel Benjamin
When Samuel Benjamin Fancher was born on 1 October 1843, in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Richard Fancher, was 39 and his mother, Maria Jacobs, was 34. He married Anne Bridget O'Flaherty on 19 October 1872, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Lisle, Broome, New York, United States in 1915 and Greene, Greene, Chenango, New York, United States in 1920. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 16 March 1921, in Greene, New York, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Greene, Chenango, New York, United States.
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- Samuel Faucher in household of Richard Faucher, "United States Census, 1860"
- Samuel B Fancher, "United States Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914"
- Samuel B Fancher, "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1865
Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.
Name Meaning
Altered form of English Fanshaw, which is perhaps a habitational name from Fanshaw Gate in Holmesfield (Derbyshire), which is recorded as le Faunchallegatehede in 1456 and Fawnchallegate in 1472. However, this place may take its name from a surname such as Faunchall or Fanshaw, and not the other way about.
In some cases possibly also an altered form of French Fanger .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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