Brief Life History of John
When John Graham was born on 20 July 1870, his father, Henry Graham, was 30 and his mother, Sarah McEnern, was 24. He died on 11 December 1875, in Brock, Ontario, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 5.
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- Legacy NFS Source: John Graham - Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: John Graham
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1871
Age 1
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .
Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).
History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.
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