Sally Grant

Brief Life History of Sally

When Sally Grant was born on 17 August 1793, in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Captain Joshua Grant, was 25 and her mother, Lois Guild, was 22. She married Capt John Gilmore Jr on 12 November 1812, in Wrentham, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 daughters. She died on 22 April 1820, in her hometown, at the age of 26.

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Family Time Line

Capt John Gilmore Jr
1788–1863
Sally Grant
1793–1820
Marriage: 12 November 1812
Ellen M. Gilmore
1813–
Emeline Eleanor Gilmore
1816–1877
Clarissa Jane Gillmore
1818–1898

Sources (12)

  • Sally Grant, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Sally Grant, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
  • Sally Gillmore, "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910"

World Events (8)

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

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.

1803

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

Name Meaning

Irish, English, and especially Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French graund, graunt ‘tall, large’ (Old French grand, grant, from Latin grandis), given either to a person of remarkable size, or else in a relative way to distinguish two bearers of the same personal name, often representatives of different generations within the same family.

English: from the rare Middle English (and Old English) personal name Grante or Grente.

Irish: in Ireland this is usually the Norman Scottish name (see 1 above), but it was also adopted for Irish Mag Raighne, see Graney .

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

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