Hannah Calhoun

Brief Life History of Hannah

When Hannah Calhoun was born on 17 April 1775, in Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Alexander Calhoun, was 41 and her mother, Eleanor McFarland, was 39. She married Collister Gray on 27 June 1802, in Pelham, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Otselic, Otselic, Chenango, New York, United States in 1850. She died in August 1851, at the age of 76, and was buried in Chenango, Broome, New York, United States.

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Family Time Line

Collister Gray
1777–1864
Hannah Calhoun
1775–1851
Marriage: 27 June 1802
Collister Gray
1805–1851
Phoebe Gray
1806–1896
Phebe Jane Gray
1808–1880
Cornelia M Gray
1808–1893
Nathan Gray
1812–1892
Alexander H. Gray
1814–1885

Sources (11)

  • Anna Grey in household of Colister Grey, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Hannah Calhoun, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Hannah Calhoon, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776

New York is the 11th state.

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

Name Meaning

Scottish: variant of Colquhoun .

History: This prominent early American name was brought across the Atlantic Ocean by Scotch-Irish pioneers who entered Pennsylvania c. 1733. The American statesman John c. Calhoun (1782–1850), born in Abbeville District, SC, served in both houses of Congress, was secretary of war, and vice president of the US (1825–32).

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

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