When Martha Matilda Eames was born on 3 August 1832, in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States, her father, Nathan Eames, was 35 and her mother, Mary Abbot, was 27. She married Daniel Barker Grover on 9 May 1861, in Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She died on 15 August 1879, in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 47, and was buried in Flat Cemetery, Bethel, Oxford, Maine, United States.
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
"An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or ""Pork and Beans War"". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears."
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
English: from Middle English eme, eim ‘uncle’ (Old English ēam). Most of the modern variants of the surname have post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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