Brief Life History of John Franklin
When John Franklin Fowler was born on 19 April 1856, in Sheffield, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Henry Charles Fowler, was 28 and his mother, Martha Holland, was 21. He married Elizabeth Faith Green on 20 November 1890, in Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. He lived in Brightside, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1861 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 20 years. He died on 13 March 1924, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 67, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- John Fowler in household of Henry Fowler, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: John Franklin Fowler - Individual or family possessions: Family genealogies: birth-name: John Franklin Fowler
- 1890 - John F. Fowler, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
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World Events (8)
1859 · Big Ben
Big Ben is the name of the bell that is inside the clock tower. It is one of the most famous landmarks in London. The famous ringing from Big Ben is the result of it cracking four months after opening.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1877 · Trial of Detectives
The Trial of Detective, also known as the Turf Fraud Scandal, was a scandal involving 3 senior Scotland Yard detectives. It was a scam involving bets made on horse races.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name for a fowler, a hunter or trapper of wild birds (a common medieval occupation), from Middle English fogheler, fugheler (Old English fugelere, a derivative of fugol ‘bird’).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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