Mary Ellen Graham

Brief Life History of Mary Ellen

When Mary Ellen Graham was born on 16 December 1795, in East Hanover Township, Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Hugh Graham, was 33 and her mother, Mary Wallace, was 28. She married Andrew McClure on 25 September 1817, in Dauphin, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Portage Township, Summit, Ohio, United States in 1860. She died on 11 September 1882, in Warren, Ohio, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Greencastle Cemetery, Greencastle, Bloom Township, Fairfield, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew McClure
1795–1857
Mary Ellen Graham
1795–1882
Marriage: 25 September 1817
James McClure
1818–1889
Molly Mc Clure
1820–1823
Isabella S. McClure
1823–1832
John B. McClure
1824–1872
Hugh McClure
1826–
Dr Andrew Wilson McClure
1828–1905
Mary Ann McClure
1830–1912
Thomas Scott McClure
1833–1871
Sarah E. McClure
1836–1857
Emaline Mc Clure
1845–

Sources (8)

  • Mary Taylor in household of William Chandler, "United States Census, 1860"
  • Mary Ellen Graham McClure, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Mary Graham in entry for Andrew Wilson Mcclure, "Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, ca. 1835-1998"

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World Events (8)

1803

Ohio was the first state admitted to the Union from the Northwest Territory.

1812 · Harrisburg Becomes the State Capital

Harrisburg had important parts with migration, the Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution. 

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. 

Name Meaning

Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .

Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).

History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.

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

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