Brief Life History of Laura P
When Laura P Graves was born on 31 July 1824, in Camden, Lorain, Ohio, United States, her father, John Graves Jr, was 44 and her mother, Jane Capenter, was 45. She married Charles Swift Blodget on 15 April 1840, in Lorain, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. She lived in Midland Township, Midland, Michigan, United States in 1870. She died on 5 March 1872, in Midland, Midland, Michigan, United States, at the age of 47.
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- Laura P Blodget, "United States Census, 1870"
- Laura P. Graves Blodget, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
- Laura P Graves in entry for Charles Blodget and Anna Mcquoid, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
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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.
1836 · Kirtland Temple Dedicated
On March 27, 1836, the Kirtland Temple was dedicated.
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
Name Meaning
English (northern and eastern England): variant of Grave , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
English: alternatively, a variant of Greaves or Grieves .
Altered form of German Greff , with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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