Brief Life History of Charles Morrel
When Charles Morrel Gray was born in October 1841, in New York, United States, his father, Alexander H. Gray, was 27 and his mother, Pheba E. Coates, was 21. He married Lois I. Barber about 1864. He lived in Otselic, Otselic, Chenango, New York, United States for about 5 years and Georgetown, Georgetown, Madison, New York, United States for about 5 years. He died in 1925, at the age of 84, and was buried in Otselic, Otselic, Chenango, New York, United States.
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- Morell Grey in household of Sprague Barber, "United States Census, 1870"
- C Morel Gray in household of Alaxander H Gray, "United States Census, 1860"
- Charles M Grey in household of Alexander H Grey, "United States Census, 1850"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · The Battle at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg involved the largest number of casualties of the entire Civil war and is often described as the war's turning point. Between 46,000 and 51,000 soldiers lost their lives during the three-day Battle. To honor the fallen soldiers, President Abraham Lincoln read his historic Gettysburg Address and helped those listening by redefining the purpose of the war.
Name Meaning
English, Scottish, and Irish (especially Eastern Ulster; of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Graec(i)us, meaning ‘Greek’ + the locative suffix -acum. This is probably the chief source of the surname in Britain.
English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Middle English grey (Old English grǣg, grēg) ‘gray’. In Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled, gray’, including Mac Giolla Riabhaigh; see McGreevy . In North America, this surname has assimilated names with similar meaning from other languages.
French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône or Le Gray in Seine-Maritime.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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