Lucinda Grover

Brief Life History of Lucinda

When Lucinda Grover was born on 25 March 1815, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, her father, Capt William Grover, was 26 and her mother, Harriet Lufkin, was 24. She married Denmark Proctor Jr on 27 October 1835, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 daughter. She lived in Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom in 1900. She died on 26 March 1900, in Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 85, and was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Gloucester, Essex, Massachusetts, United States.

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Family Time Line

Denmark Proctor Jr
1811–1891
Lucinda Grover
1815–1900
Marriage: 27 October 1835
LaVinia Collins Proctor
1836–1923

Sources (17)

  • Lucinda Proctor in household of Denmark Proctor, "Massachusetts State Census, 1865"
  • Lucinda Grover, "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915"
  • Lucinda Groves, "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910"

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World Events (8)

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. 

1833 · The Factory Act Restricts Child Labor

The Factory Act restricted the hours women and children could work in textile mills. No child under the age of 9 were allowed to work, and children ages 9-13 could not work longer than 9 hours per day. Children up to the age of 13 were required to receive at least two hours of schooling, six days per week.

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: Indian Rakesh, Raj, Rajiv, Sanjay, Subhash, Vijay, Amrit, Atul, Harish, Naveen, Rashmi, Sunil.

North German: occupational name for a ditch or grave digger, from Middle Low German grove ‘hollow, grave’.

Americanized form of German and Swiss German Gruber .

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

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