Brief Life History of Grace Evelyn
When Grace Evelyn Tolman was born on 3 August 1870, in New Sharon, Franklin, Maine, United States, her father, Hezekiah Erie Tolman, was 28 and her mother, Evelyn Mary Brainerd, was 27. She married George Winfield Gower on 11 September 1898, in Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Somerset, Maine, United States in 1920 and Skowhegan, Somerset, Maine, United States in 1930. She died in September 1974, in Lakeland, Polk, Florida, United States, at the age of 104.
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- Grace T Gower, "United States Census, 1930"
- Grace Evelyn Tolman, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Grace E Tolman, "Maine, Marriage Index, 1892-1966, 1977-1996"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1878 · St. Mary's Episcopal Church is Built
The Episcopal Diocese of Florida organized a mission church in 1878 to provide a location that could serve seasonal guests. Visitors and residents from Green Cove Springs raised over $1000 to build the church. On March 10, 1879, the Church held its first service. This location is notable because it would eventually be added to U.S. National Register of Historic Places (February 17, 1978).
1898 · War with the Spanish
After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.
Name Meaning
English (southern, especially Devon): occupational name for a toll collector or the keeper of a toll gate, tol(le) ‘toll’ (Old English toll) + man ‘man’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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