When Maria Stainbrook was born on 30 August 1814, in Fayette, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Peter Steinbrook, was 35 and her mother, Mary C Little, was 20. She married John A. Griswold on 24 March 1839, in Warren, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. She lived in Milo, Bureau, Illinois, United States in 1860 and Illinois, United States in 1870. She died on 3 September 1902, at the age of 88.
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Illinois is the 21st state.
Historical Boundaries: 1833: Putnam, Illinois, United States 1837: Bureau, Illinois, United States
By 1829 Venus, Illinois had grown sufficiently and in 1832 was one of the contenders for the new county seat. However, the honor was awarded to a nearby city, Carthage. In 1834 the name Venus was changed to Commerce because the settlers felt that the new name better suited their plans. But during late 1839, arriving members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints bought the small town of Commerce and in April 1840 it was renamed Nauvoo by Joseph Smith Jr., who led the Latter-Day Saints to Nauvoo to escape persecution in Missouri. The name Nauvoo is derived from the traditional Hebrew language. It is notable that by 1844 Nauvoo's population had swollen to around 12,000 residents, rivaling the size of Chicago at the time. After the Latter-Day Saints left the population settled down toward 2,000 people.
Altered form of Steinbrook , a surname of Swiss German or perhaps German origin.
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