Mary Gray
about 1772–
Tredyffrin Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States
The Life of Mary
When Mary Gray was born about 1772, in Tredyffrin Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Nicholas Beaver, was 34 and her mother, Katherine Simmer, was 26.
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John Tait Street
1771–1812
Mary Gray
1772–
Spouse and Children
1771–1812Male
1772–Female
Parents and Siblings
1738–1812Male
1746–1809Female
siblings
(8)
1767–1839Male
1771–1812Female
1772–Female
1774–1838Female
1780–1853Male
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World Events (3)
1776
Age 4
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
Age 4
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
1776 · The Declaration to the King
Age 4
"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""
Name Meaning
1 English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Old English græg ‘gray’. In Scotland and Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled’, ‘gray’ ( see Reavey ). In North America this name has assimilated names with similar meaning from other European languages.2 English and Scottish (of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Gratus, meaning ‘welcome’, ‘pleasing’ + the locative suffix -acum.3 French and Swiss French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône and Le Gray in Seine-Maritime, both in France, or from Gray-laville in Switzerland, or a regional name from the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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