Brief Life History of Arminda Francis
When Arminda Francis Cartwright was born on 23 October 1828, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States, her father, Rev Peter Cartwright Jr., was 43 and her mother, Frances Gaines, was 39. She married Levi Carroll Pitner on 30 August 1848, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Alton, Madison, Illinois, United States in 1850 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 22 April 1917, in Evanston, Cook, Illinois, United States, at the age of 88, and was buried in Pleasant Plains Cemetery, Cartwright Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
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Sources (12)
- Arminda Cartwright in entry for Lee J Pitner, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
- Amanda F Pitner in household of Levi C Pitner, "United States Census, 1850"
- Arminda Pitner in household of Levi C Pitner, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1824–1911 Male
1828–1917 Female
Children (1)
1849–1934 Male
Parents and Siblings
1785–1872 Male
1789–1876 Female
Siblings (9)
1810–1887 Female
1812–1882 Female
1815–1824 Female
1817–1896 Male
1819–1900 Female
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World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 2
1831
Age 3
1854
Age 26
Name Meaning
English (Midlands and northern England): occupational name from Middle English cart(e) ‘cart’ + wright(e) ‘craftsman’ (Old English cræt or Old Norse kartr + Old English wyrhta), for a cartwright, a maker of carts.
Variant of Courtright , a surname of Dutch origin.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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