Brief Life History of William Franklin
When William Franklin Glade was born in July 1861, in Florence, Douglas, Nebraska, United States, his father, James Glade, was 30 and his mother, Mary Dyer, was 25. He died in July 1861, in his hometown, at the age of 0.
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Sources (2)
- William Franklin Glade, "Find a Grave Index"
- William Franklin Glade, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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Name Meaning
English (Devon): topographic name denoting someone who lived ‘(in the) glade’, from Middle English glade ‘forest clearing; bright, open space’.
English: from the Middle English personal name Glad (ld English Glæd); compare the extended forms Gladding and Gladwin .
Irish: shortened form of McGlade , from Mag Léid.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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