Brief Life History of William
When William Graves was born on 24 March 1757, in Sudbury, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, his father, Jonathan Graves, was 27 and his mother, Esther Perry, was 32. He married Lucy Wheeler on 24 December 1779, in Acton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 11 daughters. He died on 10 December 1841, in Washington, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States, at the age of 84, and was buried in East Washington, Washington, Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States.
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Sources (25)
- William Graves in entry for Polly Graves, "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900"
- William Graves in entry for William Graves, "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947"
- William Graves, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Spouse and Children
1757–1841 Male
1765–1841 Female
Children (12)
1780–1859 Female
1782–1875 Female
1784–1865 Female
1786–1859 Male
1789– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1729– Male
1724– Female
Siblings (8)
1751– Male
1754– Female
1757–1841 Male
1759–1840 Female
1762–1844 Male
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World Events (8)
1776
Age 19
1776
Age 19
1781 · The First Constitution
Age 24
Name Meaning
English (northern and eastern England): variant of Grave , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: alternatively, a variant of Greaves or Grieves .
Altered form of German Greff , with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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