When Samuel Francis Sr was born on 3 July 1830, in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, William Francis, was 35 and his mother, Ann Phillips, was 31. He married Esther Charlotte Emilie Weisbrodt on 1 July 1857, in Bern, Switzerland. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Morgan, Morgan, Illinois, United States in 1863. He died on 26 May 1906, in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States.
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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.
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The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
English: from the Old French personal name Franceis, modern French François, from Latin Franciscus, originally ‘Frank’, though later used to denote a Frenchman. The personal name owed much of its popularity during the Middle Ages to the fame of Saint Francis of Assisi (1181–1226), whose baptismal name was actually Giovanni but who was nicknamed Francisco because his father was absent in France at the time of his birth. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Italian Francesco and Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, and Croatian Franc , and also their derivatives, e.g. Croatian Francišković (see Francisco 4).
English: ethnic name from the Old French adjective Franceis ‘French’ (see 1 above).
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames, or an adoption of the non-Jewish surname.
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Possible Related NamesSamuel Francis was born in Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England, July 3, 1830, the oldest son of William and Ann Phillips Francis. At the age of 17 he became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latte …
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