When Sidney Tanner was born on 1 April 1809, in Greenwich, Washington, New York, United States, his father, John Tanner, was 30 and his mother, Lydia Stewart, was 25. He married Louisa Conlee on 1 March 1830, in Greenwich, Greenwich, Washington, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Utah, United States in 1870. In 1870, at the age of 61, his occupation is listed as farmer in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States. He died on 5 December 1895, in Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
English (southern) and Dutch: occupational name for a tanner of skins, Middle English tanner, Middle Dutch taenre. The Middle English form derives from Old English tannere, from Late Latin tannarius, reinforced by Old French taneor, from Late Latin tannator; both Late Latin forms derive from a verb tannare, possibly from a Celtic word for the oak, whose bark was used in the process.
German: topographic name from Middle High German tan ‘woods, pine forest’ for someone who lived near such terrain.
German: habitational name for someone from any of several places called Tanne (in the Harz Mountains, Bavaria, East Prussia, Switzerland) or Tann (Hesse, Bavaria), Thann (Bavaria, Austria, Alsace), Tannen (southern Germany, Switzerland), Thannen (Bavaria).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Possible Related NamesJOHN HYRUM FULLMER By Ronald “K” Fullmer John Hyrum Fullmer was born 30 August, 1857 in Cottonwood, Utah (about 1300 East and 6600 South on the Tanner farm). His father was Almon Linus Fullmer, wel …
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