Brief Life History of Frederick
When Frederick Gramse was born on 2 December 1824, in Rogasen, Obornik, Posen, Prussia, Germany, his father, Peter GRAMSE, was 30 and his mother, Rosina Zieske, was 20. He married Juliane Henrietta Amelia David on 4 December 1854, in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Kansas, United States in 1905 and Ontario, Canada in 1946. He died on 20 September 1906, in Oskaloosa, Jefferson, Kansas, United States, at the age of 81, and was buried in Pleasant View Cemetery, Oskaloosa, Jefferson, Kansas, United States.
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- Edward Grimes, "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: Frederick Gramse - Government record: Census record: birth:
- Frederick Gramse, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Death Records, 1864-1967"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1852 · The Book of Mormon Published in German
On May 25, 1852, the Book of Mormon is published in German.
Name Meaning
German: variant of Grams .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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