Researching Frank Pidgeon
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 996 people with the Pidgeon surname? In that year Pidgeon was ranked number 2596 for popularity in the UK. |
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The name Frank means "Form of FRANCIS. (Male) A Free Man" and is of Latin origin.
Records of Frank Pidgeon on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Frank Pidgeon and the Pidgeon Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 1489 people with the Pidgeon surname in the UK? Pidgeon is now ranked number 2695 for popularity in the UK. |
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Frank Pidgeon
Francis Pidgeon Sr. (February 11, 1825 – June 12, 1884) was an American baseball pitcher. He played for Eckford of Brooklyn from 1855 to 1862, and was one of the club's founders. Pidgeon has been called one of the top pitchers of the era, and participated in New York-area all-star games in 1858. Playing as an amateur, Pidgeon vigorously opposed payments to baseball players and authored a law banning them in the National Association of Base Ball Players (NABBP). After professionalism began spreading, he left the Eckford club before sponsoring an unsuccessful resolution opposing player pay in 1870. Pidgeon worked as a contractor before being hit by a train and killed in 1884.
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