Brief Life History of Mary
When Mary Grace was born about 1776, in Speke, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, her father, Henry Grace, was 51 and her mother, Mary Quick, was 39.
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- Mary Grace in entry for James Dannett, "England, Cheshire, Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1606-1900"
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1825 · Museum of Lancashire
The Museum of Lancashire is located in the former courthouse of Preston in Lancashire, England. The building was designed by Thomas Rickman. Some the exhibits include Lancashire through the years, at work, at play, goes to war, and law and order. All depict different times and events in Lancashire county. The museum closed in 2015 and is now only opened for scheduled appointments.
Name Meaning
English: nickname from Old French cras, gras ‘fat, big’ (from Latin crassus, Anglo-Latin grassus).
English: topographic name from Middle English gras ‘grass, pasture’ (Old English græs), for someone who lived near an area of grassland.
Scottish: in some instances, probably a variant of Gracey .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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