Brief Life History of Eliza
When Eliza Gray was born on 11 March 1805, in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Thomas Gray, was 36 and her mother, Milly Johnson, was 38. She married Pliney Putnam on 9 November 1827, in Sutton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States for about 20 years and Worcester, Massachusetts, United States in 1893. She died on 1 February 1893, in Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 87, and was buried in Pine Grove Cemetery, Grafton, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (46)
- Elisa Pudman in household of Pliney Pudman, "United States Census, 1850"
- Eliza Gray, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"
- Eliza Gray Putnam, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1801–1878 Male
1805–1893 Female
Children (6)
1829–1862 Male
1832–1833 Female
1834–1894 Male
1836–1901 Male
1841–1846 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1768–1847 Male
1767–1851 Female
Siblings (8)
1798–1876 Male
1799–1880 Female
1800–1800 Female
1801– Male
1803–1846 Female
+3 More Children
World Events (8)
1808
Age 3
1815
Age 10
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 25
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.
Story Highlight
Pliney and Eliza (Gray) Putnam Family, by Eben Putnam (1891)
From the History of the Putnam Family in England and America: "Pliney Putnam, (Francis, Jonathan, Elisha, Edward, Thomas, John), born in Grafton, 15 February 1801; died 29 February 1878; married Eliza …
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