Brief Life History of Stephen James
When Stephen James Franklin was born on 23 July 1830, in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, his father, Stephen Franklin, was 65 and his mother, Laoma Guillow, was 43. He married Almira Franklin Nash on 18 August 1853, in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 24 May 1869, in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Winchester, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States.
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- Stephen Franklin in household of Jones Plumer, "United States Census, 1850"
- Stephen Franklin, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- Stephen Franklin, "New Hampshire Marriages, 1720-1920"
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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.
1833 · First Public Library Founded in Petersborough
In 1833, the oldest tax-supported public library in the world was established by Reverend Abiel Abbot.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English: status name from Middle English frankeleyn ‘freeman, freeholder, land-owner of free but not noble birth’ (Anglo-Norman French fraunclein). In general, he was a gentleman ranked above the main body of minor freeholders but below a knight or a member of the nobility.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames, such as Frankel .
History: The American statesman and scientist Benjamin Franklin (1706–90) was the son of Josiah Franklin, a chandler (dealer in soap and candles), who had emigrated c. 1682 from Ecton, Northamptonshire, to Boston, MA, where his son was born.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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