Francis Fanny Price

Brief Life History of Francis Fanny

Francis Fanny Price was born in 1797, in North Carolina, United States. She had at least 3 sons and 8 daughters with Benjamin Harrison. She lived in Caldwell, North Carolina, United States in 1850.

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Family Time Line

Benjamin Harrison
1796–1866
Francis Fanny Price
1797–
Jane Emiline Harrison
1821–
Mary Polly Harrison
1824–1863
Dr Rubin Bentley Harrison
1825–1880
Nathan Harrison
1826–1865
Joseph Martin Harrison
1828–1869
Druscilla "Druey" Malinda Harrison
1829–1910
Beitana Harrison
1832–
Martha Elvira Harrison
1832–
Susie Harrison
1834–
Naomi Elizabeth Harrison
1836–
Rachel Harrison
1838–1890

Sources (1)

  • Fanny Harrison in household of Benj Harrison, "United States Census, 1850"

World Events (8)

1799 · Gold Nuggets Found

In 1799, in Little Meadow Creak located in Cabarrus County, North Carolina a large yellow ""rock"" was found by Conrad Reed. A few years later it was determined that the ""rock"" was a gold nugget.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Rhys ‘son of Rhys’ (see Reece ). This is one of the commonest of Welsh surnames. It has also been established in Ireland since the 14th century.

English: nickname from Middle English, Old French pris ‘excellent, noble, highly valued (person)’.

Americanized form of Jewish Preuss or Preis .

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

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