Samuel Francis Sr

Brief Life History of Samuel

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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Family Time Line

Samuel Francis Sr
1830–1906
Esther Charlotte Emilie Weisbrodt
1836–1913
Marriage: 1 July 1857
Samuel Francis Jr.
1858–1917
Joseph Enoch Francis
1860–1936
Alonzo Francis
1862–1945
William Wiesbrodt Francis
1864–1941
Hannah Lovinia Francis
1867–1952
Arthur Washington Francis
1869–1937
Amelia Eleanor Francis
1871–1943
Eliza Ann Francis
1874–1940
Walter Emile Francis
1876–1957
Albion David Francis
1879–1928

Sources (39)

  • Samuel Francis in household of William Francis, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
  • Samuel Francis, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
  • Samuel Francis, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"

World Events (8)

1832 · The Black Hawk War

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.

1843

Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.

1854 · The Crimean War

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.

Name Meaning

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.

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

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Biography of Samuel Francis

Samuel 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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