Frances Hart

Brief Life History of Frances

When Frances Hart was born on 9 February 1818, in Whitgreave, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom, her father, William Frederick Hart I, was 16 and her mother, Frances Horobin Or Howrobbin, was 11815. She married George Nixon on 26 September 1839, in Stafford, Staffordshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States in 1850. She died on 6 August 1886, in Holden, Millard, Utah, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Holden Cemetery, Holden, Millard, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Richard Johnson
1819–1878
Frances Hart
1818–1886
Marriage: 25 August 1854
Hyrum Johnson
1855–1855
Joseph Johnson
1855–1855
Heber Riley Johnson
1856–1929
Orson Riley Johnson
1858–1915
Richard Alvin Johnson
1860–1871
Olive Ann Johnson
1862–1939

Sources (65)

  • Fanny Nixon in household of George Nixon, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Frances Hart, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • 1839 Marriage Banns, Frances Hart, "England, Staffordshire, Church Records, 1538-1944"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1825 · Museum of Lancashire

The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.

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.

Name Meaning

English and North German: nickname from Middle English hert (Old English heorot), Middle Low German hërte, harte ‘hart, stag’, perhaps for a quick-footed or timorous individual.

German: variant of Hardt 1 and 2. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Johnson Journal

A book, written by Julia Warner, about the Johnson family. This is a PDF document that you can download and print. Copy and paste this link to get to the file: https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryM …

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