Brief Life History of Fanny
When Fanny Alger was born on 30 September 1817, in Rehoboth, Bristol, Plymouth Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Samuel Alger, was 31 and her mother, Clarissa Hancock, was 27. She married Joseph Smith Jr about 1835, in Kirtland, Geauga, Ohio, United States. She lived in Dublin, Jackson Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States for about 30 years. She died on 29 November 1889, in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Dublin, Jackson Township, Wayne, Indiana, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (15)
- Fanny Ouster in household of Solomon Ouster, "United States Census, 1860"
- Fanny Alger, "Indiana, Marriages, 1811-1959"
- Frances Ward Alger Custer, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1818–1885 Male
1817–1889 Female
Children (5)
1840–1857 Female
1843–1870 Male
1848–1889 Female
1849–1923 Male
1854–1930 Male
Parents and Siblings
1786–1874 Male
1790–1870 Female
Siblings (11)
1809–1890 Male
1809–1809 Male
1811–1909 Male
1813–1813 Female
1817–1889 Female
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 2
1821
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 19
Name Meaning
English: from the Middle English personal name Alger. Pronounced with a soft g it is from Old French Alg(i)er, Aug(i)er (ancient Germanic Adalgari, composed of the elements adal ‘noble’ + gāri ‘spear’); see Auger . Pronounced with a hard g, it is a variant of Algar .
Scottish and English: in Scotland, Alger may be a variant of Algeo .
German: from a shortened form of the ancient Germanic personal name Adalgar (see 1 above).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
Story Highlight
Francis (Fanny) Ward Alger first wife of the Prophet Joseph Smith Jr.
Comments: Alger, Fanny (Female)Fanny was Joseph Smith's first plural wife. [Far West Record. Cannon, Donald. 1983 Page: 167, 171]
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