Brief Life History of Fannie Maria
When Fannie Maria Decker was born on 24 April 1830, in Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, United States, her father, Isaac Decker, was 30 and her mother, Harriet Page Wheeler, was 26. She married Feramorz Little on 12 February 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 8 daughters. She lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States for about 10 years. She died on 28 June 1881, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 51, and was buried in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
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- Fanny Little in household of Ferrymore Little, "United States Census, 1850"
- Legacy NFS Source: Fannie Maria DECKER - Government record: Cemetery record or headstone: birth: 24 April 1830; Freedom, Cattaraugus, New York, United States
- Utah, U.S., Death and Military Death Certificates, 1904-1961
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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.
1839 · Nauvoo is Settled
After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.
1845 · Oh My Father
"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."
Name Meaning
German: occupational name for a roofer (thatcher, tiler, slater, or shingler) or a carpenter or builder, from an agent derivative of Middle High German decke ‘covering’, a word which was normally used to refer to roofs, but sometimes also to other sorts of covering; modern German Decke still has the twin senses ‘ceiling’ and ‘blanket’.
Dutch: variant of Dekker , cognate with 1 above. Compare De Decker .
English (London): variant of Dicker .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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