Daily AncestorFanny
Fanny was a common nickname for Frances in American records of the 1700s and 1800s.
Fanny is a pet form of Frances that also came to be used as a given name of its own.
A gravestone or a family Bible may say Fanny while a will or a deed says Frances. Search indexes under both forms so you do not miss her.
As seen in a record1850 census; her 1825 marriage record calls her Frances
Fanny Earnshaw, 44, F, Ohio
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Daily Ancestor. "Fanny." Dictionary of Old Record Words. https://dailyancestor.com/dictionary/nicknames/fanny. Last checked 2026-10-15.