Brief Life History of Elvira M.
When Elvira M. Grey was born on 15 November 1825, in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Abel Gray, was 33 and her mother, Lucretia Sanderson, was 28. She married Sylvester Henry Haskins on 3 June 1854, in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in North Amherst, Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States in 1855 and Massachusetts, United States in 1870. She died on 14 January 1909, in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 83, and was buried in Amherst, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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Sources (61)
- Alvira Gray in household of Abel Gray, "United States Census, 1850"
- Alvira M. Gray, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1841-1915"
- Elvira M Gray Haskins, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1825–1909 Male
1825–1909 Female
Children (7)
1855–1855 Male
1856–1857 Female
1858–1864 Male
1860–1935 Male
1862–1936 Male
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Parents and Siblings
1792–1856 Male
1797–1881 Female
Siblings (2)
1820–1865 Male
1825–1909 Female
World Events (8)
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Age 5
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Age 5
1863
Age 38
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish: variant of Gray .
German: dialect variant of Grau .
In some cases also an American shortened and altered form of Ukrainian Grushko: nickname or topographic name derived from a Russian-influenced transliteration of grushka ‘pear, pear tree’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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