Brief Life History of Grace
Grace was born about 1714, in Steeple Ashton, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom. She had at least 1 son and 1 daughter with Jonathon Sims.
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Family Time Line
Sources (2)
- Grace in entry for James Simbs, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Grace in entry for James Simbs, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
Spouse and Children
1685–1774 Male
1714– Female
Children (9)
1715– Male
1716– Female
1718– Male
1721– Male
1723– Female
+4 More Children
World Events (3)
1801 · The Act of Union
Age 87
1808 · The British West Africa Squadron
Age 94
1815
Age 101
Name Meaning
From the abstract noun (via Old French, from Latin gratia), this name occurs occasionally in the 15th century, and by the 1540s was among the most popular girls' names in some parishes. It has always been particularly popular in Scotland and northern England (borne, for example, by Grace Darling , the lighthouse keeper's daughter whose heroism in 1838 , saving sailors in a storm, caught the popular imagination). In more recent times it was famous as the name of the actress Grace Kelly ( 1928–82 ), who became Princess Grace of Monaco. In Ireland it is used as an Anglicized form of Gráinne .
Dictionary of First Names © Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges 1990, 2003, 2006.
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