Brief Life History of Josiah
When Josiah Gregg was born on 8 January 1823, in Arkansas, United States, his father, John Gregg, was 42 and his mother, Catharine Grotts, was 36. He married Louisa Jane Hargrave on 19 February 1846, in Hopkins, Texas, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Justice Precinct 5, Hopkins, Texas, United States in 1880 and San Jose Judicial Township, Los Angeles, California, United States in 1900. He died on 14 October 1903, in Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States, at the age of 80, and was buried in Pomona Cemetery, Pomona, Los Angeles, California, United States.
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- Josiah Grigg, "United States Census, 1900"
- Josiah Gregg, "Find A Grave Index"
- Josiah Gregg in entry for Sue Gregg Layne, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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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.
1844 · German Immigration to Texas
Over 7,000 German immigrants arrived in Texas. Some of these new arrivals died in epidemics; those that survived ended up living in cities such as San Antonio, Galveston, and Houston. Other German settlers went to the Texas Hill Country and formed the western portion of the German Belt, where new towns were founded: New Braunfels and Fredericksburg.
Name Meaning
English (Yorkshire and Lancashire): from the Middle English personal name Greg, a pet form of Gregory ; compare Grigg .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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