When Mary Jane "Polly" Grogan was born on 2 June 1822, in South Carolina, United States, her father, Richard Greenberry Grogan, was 21 and her mother, Edith Edna Williams, was 21. She married Elias Pettit on 23 December 1839, in Rutherford, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Gilmer, Georgia, United States in 1850. She died on 11 April 1858, in Dawson, Georgia, United States, at the age of 35, and was buried in Grogan Cemetery, Dawson, Georgia, United States.
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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.
In 1829 Fort Sumter is constructed in the Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter is most known for being the site of the first shots of the Civil War. It is barely ready when the American Civil War starts.
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Irish (Mayo and Offaly): shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Ó Grúgáin ‘descendant of Grúgán’, a personal name from a diminutive of grúg ‘anger, fierceness’. The patronymic form Mac Gruagáin (Anglicized McGrogan) is much rarer.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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