Brief Life History of Dennis
When Dennis Grover was born on 11 April 1820, in Bowdoin, Sagadahoc, Maine, United States, his father, Ebenezer Grover, was 34 and his mother, Lois Small, was 34. He married Angeline Pratt on 20 May 1846, in Andover, Oxford, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 1 daughter. He lived in Andover, Oxford, Maine, United States in 1850 and Benona Township, Oceana, Michigan, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 March 1887, in Oceana, Michigan, United States, at the age of 66, and was buried in Shelby, Shelby Township, Oceana, Michigan, United States.
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- Dennis Grover, "United States Census, 1850"
- Dennis Grover (1820), "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
- Unknown, "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925"
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1821 · Financial Relief for Public Land
A United States law to provide financial relief for the purchasers of Public Lands. It permitted the earlier buyers, that couldn't pay completely for the land, to return the land back to the government. This granted them a credit towards the debt they had on land. Congress, also, extended credit to buyer for eight more years. Still while being in economic panic and the shortage of currency made by citizens, the government hoped that with the time extension, the economy would improve.
1837
Michigan is the 26th state.
1838 · The Aroostook War
An international incident referred to as the Aroostook War or "Pork and Beans War". The conflict resulted as part of an international boundary dispute between the United States. Although several British soldiers were captured, nobody was killed during the war. In fact, local militia units did not engage in any significant combat. One of the most dramatic events was actually when two Canadian militia were injured by Black Bears.
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Some characteristic forenames: Indian Rakesh, Raj, Rajiv, Sanjay, Subhash, Vijay, Amrit, Atul, Harish, Naveen, Rashmi, Sunil.
North German: occupational name for a ditch or grave digger, from Middle Low German grove ‘hollow, grave’.
Americanized form of German and Swiss German Gruber .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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