Mary Ann Gray

Brief Life History of Mary Ann

Mary Ann Gray was born on 16 March 1817, in Perry, Illinois, United States as the daughter of Gray. She married Jeptha Matthew Thompson on 1 May 1838, in Perry, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She died before November 1842, in her hometown.

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Jeptha Matthew Thompson
1815–1863
Mary Ann Gray
1817–1842
Marriage: 1 May 1838
James H Thompson
1838–1896

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    World Events (8)

    1818

    Illinois is the 21st state.

    1819 · Panic! of 1819

    With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

    1825 · The Crimes Act

    The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

    Name Meaning

    English, Scottish, and Irish (especially Eastern Ulster; of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Graec(i)us, meaning ‘Greek’ + the locative suffix -acum. This is probably the chief source of the surname in Britain.

    English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Middle English grey (Old English grǣg, grēg) ‘gray’. In Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled, gray’, including Mac Giolla Riabhaigh; see McGreevy . In North America, this surname has assimilated names with similar meaning from other languages.

    French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône or Le Gray in Seine-Maritime.

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

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