Brief Life History of Frances Maria
When Frances Maria Durfee was born on 6 February 1827, in New York, United States, her father, Brownell Wilber Durfee, was 32 and her mother, Lucy Niles, was 21. She married Volkert Palmer Lamphere in 1847, in Madison, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States in 1860 and Sullivan, Madison, New York, United States in 1870. She died on 24 July 1896, in Sullivan, Sullivan, Madison, New York, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Oakwood Cemetery, Chittenango, Madison, New York, United States.
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Sources (6)
- Frances Lamphere in household of Vaulkert Lamphere, "United States Census, 1870"
- "Find A Grave" Info web site - Frances Maria Durfee Lamphere
- Frances M Lamphere in household of Volkert P Lamphere, "United States Census, 1860"
Spouse and Children
1825–1907 Male
1827–1896 Female
Children (1)
1848–1915 Female
Parents and Siblings
1796–1860 Male
1805–1840 Female
Siblings (8)
1818–1892 Male
1827–1896 Female
1828–1831 Male
1830–1852 Male
1833–1833 Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 3
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Age 3
1846
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Name Meaning
Altered form of French Durfé: habitational name, with fused preposition d(e) ‘from’, for someone from Urfé in Loire. The surname Durfé is virtually non-existing in France.
History: The name was brought to England by Huguenot refugees in the 16th century. Thomas Durfee, the ancestor of the Durfee family in America, was born in 1643 and came to Providence, RI, in 1660.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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