Brief Life History of Ellen Douglas
When Ellen Douglas Grosvenor was born on 13 May 1845, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States, her father, Thomas Peabody Grosvenor, was 24 and her mother, Delia Risley, was 19. She married Milton Buckingham Cushing on 28 December 1868, in Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States. She lived in Pomfret, Chautauqua, New York, United States in 1855 and Washington, District of Columbia, United States in 1870. She died on 31 May 1898, in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Dunkirk, Chautauqua, New York, United States.
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- Ellen Cushing in household of Thomas Taylor, "United States Census, 1870"
- Ellen Grosvenor, "New York, Marriages, 1686-1980"
- Ellen D Grosvenor Cushing, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1848 · Cornerstone of the Washington Monument
President James K. Polk laid the cornerstone for the Washington Monument on July 4, 1848. Afterwards, each of the existing states are welcomed to do the same.
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
Name Meaning
English (of Norman origin): from French gros ‘big, great’ + veneur ‘hunter’.
History: This is the name of one of the wealthiest families in Britain, which holds the title Duke of Westminster. They have been long established in Cheshire, with strong links with the city of Chester. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Robert le Grosvenor of Budworth, who was granted lands by the Earl of Chester in 1160. The family's fortunes were founded by Thomas Grosvenor (born 1656), who in 1677 married an heiress, Mary Davies, whose inheritance included Ebury Farm, Middlesex. This now forms an area of central London that includes Grosvenor Square and Belgrave Square.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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