Brief Life History of John W.
When John W. Graves was born in January 1839, in Pereaux, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, Phineas W Graves, was 33 and his mother, Eliza Jane Johnson, was 28. He married Charlotte Ann Pineo on 18 January 1864, in Cornwallis Township, Kings, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Canning, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1871 and Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1901. He died on 25 April 1907, in Lexington, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 68.
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- John Graves, "Canada Census, 1901"
- John Graves, "Canada, Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877"
- John Graves, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
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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