Brief Life History of Franklin
When Franklin Weaver was born on 29 May 1828, in Scio, Allegany, New York, United States, his father, Edward Weaver, was 28 and his mother, Martha Raymer, was 23. He married Christianna Rachel Reed on 12 March 1848, in San Francisco, California, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860 and Millville, Cache, Utah, United States for about 10 years. He registered for military service in 1846. He died on 12 June 1884, in Bennington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States, at the age of 56, and was buried in Bennington Cemetery, Bennington, Bear Lake, Idaho, United States.
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- Franklin Weaver, "United States Census, 1850"
- Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1987
- Franklin Weaver, "United States Mormon Battalion Pension Applications, 1846-1923"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: occupational name, from an agent derivative of Middle English weven ‘to weave’ (Old English wefan).
English: habitational name from a place on the Weaver river in Cheshire, now called Weaver Hall but recorded simply as Weuere in the 13th and 14th centuries. The river name is from Old English wēfer(e) ‘winding stream’.
Americanized form (translation into English) of various European surnames meaning ‘weaver’, for example German Weber , Polish and Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic) Tkacz or Tkach , Hungarian Takács (see Takacs ), and Slovenian Tkalec, Tekavec or Veber .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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Franklin Weaver - 1828-1846 (typed from author Ellen Claire Weaver Shaeffer's 1996 book entitled "Franklin Weaver - A Timeline : 1828-1884)
29 May 1828 - at Scio, Allegany Co., New York Franklin Weaver was born to Edward and Martha Raymer [or Raimer] Weaver. Franklin was probably the third son, born after Horace and Miles. The Weavers …
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