Brief Life History of Henry
When Henry Groves was born on 22 November 1842, in Arnold, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, his father, John Groves, was 37 and his mother, Elizabeth Adams, was 38. He married Matilda Ann Porter on 26 November 1867, in Handley by Staveley, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 6 daughters. He lived in Basford, Nottinghamshire, England, United Kingdom for about 10 years and York, Ontario, Canada in 1901. He died on 9 December 1924, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 82, and was buried in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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- Harry Groves in household of John Groves, "England and Wales Census, 1891"
- Henry Graves, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Henry Groves, "England Marriages, 1538–1973 "
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1843
Dickens A Christmas Carol was first published.
1854 · The Crimean War
The Crimean War was fought between Russia and an alliance of Britain, France, Sardinia and Turkey on the Crimean Peninsula. Russia had put pressure on Turkey which threatened British interests in the Middle East.
1867 · Ontario Founded
On July 1, 1867, the province of Ontario was founded. It is the second largest province in Canada. A third of the population of Canada live here. Before it was Ontario it was called Upper Canada and had a Governor.
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English (London): variant of Grove , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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