Brief Life History of Henry Franklin
When Henry Franklin Wilcox was born on 12 January 1830, in East Bloomfield, Ontario, New York, United States, his father, Eber Edward Wilcox, was 23 and his mother, Catherine Naramore, was 20. He married Julia Minerva Owens on 2 November 1867, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Utah, United States in 1870 and Escalante, Iron, Utah, United States in 1880. He died on 18 October 1915, in Coyote, Garfield, Utah, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Antimony Cemetery, Antimony, Garfield, Utah, United States.
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- Franklin Willcox, "United States Census, 1860"
- Franklin Henry Wilcox, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1956"
- Franklin H Wilcox, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
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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.
1833
Town of Bloomfield name changed to Town of East Bloomfield in 1833 when West Bloomfield was created.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Flintshire): variant of Wilcock , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. This form of the surname is based on the pronunciation.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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