Fanny Maria Allen

Brief Life History of Fanny Maria

When Fanny Maria Allen was born on 26 October 1810, in Lorraine, Jefferson, New York, United States, her father, Clark Allen, was 41 and her mother, Martha Thompson, was 39. She married Dimick Baker Huntington on 28 April 1830, in Adams, Jefferson, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. She lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died on 14 December 1893, in Magna, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Dimick Baker Huntington
1808–1879
Fanny Maria Allen
1810–1893
Marriage: 28 April 1830
Clark Allen Huntington
1831–1896
Lot Elisha Huntington
1834–1862
Maryett Huntington
1836–1839
Fannie Maria Huntington
1838–1842
Martha Zina Huntington
1844–1883
Betsy Prescinda Huntington
1846–1846
John P Huntington
1848–1863
Julia Caroline Huntington
1848–1925
Sarah Adaline Huntington
1851–1856

Sources (41)

  • Fanny M Huntington in household of Dimic B Huntington, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Fanny Allen, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
  • Fanny Maria Allen Huntingdon, "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949"

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1827 · Slavery Becomes Illegal in New York State

During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.

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.

Name Meaning

English and Scottish: from the Middle English, Old French personal name Alain, Alein (Old Breton Alan), from a Celtic personal name of great antiquity and obscurity. In England the personal name is now usually spelled Alan, the surname Allen; in Scotland the surname is more often Allan. From 1139 it was common in Scotland, where the surname also derives from Gaelic Ailéne, Ailín, from ail ‘rock’. The present-day frequency of the surname Allen in England and Ireland is partly accounted for by the popularity of the personal name among Breton followers of William the Conqueror, by whom it was imported first to Britain and then to Ireland. Saint Alan(us) was a 5th-century bishop of Quimper, who was a cult figure in medieval Brittany. Another Saint Al(l)an was a Cornish or Breton saint of the 6th century, to whom a church in Cornwall is dedicated.

English: occasionally perhaps from the rare Middle English femaje personal name Aline (Old French Adaline, Aaline), a pet form of ancient Germanic names in Adal-, especially Adalheidis (see Allis ).

French: variant of Allain , a cognate of 1 above, and, in North America, (also) an altered form of this.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Last Testimony of Fannie Marie Allen Huntington

Last Testimony of Fannie Marie Allen Huntington (Copied 1938, from the original in possession of John Hancock) “With pleasure I have met with you, my brothers and sisters, to give my humble …

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