When Willard Grosvener was born on 28 December 1765, in Pomfret, Dr Ruth Segomotsi Mompati, North West, South Africa, his father, Sgt. Moses Grosvenor, was 24 and his mother, Dorcas Sharp, was 28. He married Abigail Sherman on 12 February 1789, in Brimfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 6 daughters. He died on 18 August 1837, in West Springfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 71, and was buried in Feeding Hills, Agawam, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
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Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
The capture of Fort Griswold was the final act of treason that Benedict Arnold committed. This would be a British victory. On the American side 85 were killed, 35 wounded and paroled, 28 taken prisoner, 13 escaped, and 1 twelve year old was captured and released.
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
English (of Norman origin): from French gros ‘big, great’ + veneur ‘hunter’.
History: This is the name of one of the wealthiest families in Britain, which holds the title Duke of Westminster. They have been long established in Cheshire, with strong links with the city of Chester. One of the earliest recorded bearers of the name was Robert le Grosvenor of Budworth, who was granted lands by the Earl of Chester in 1160. The family's fortunes were founded by Thomas Grosvenor (born 1656), who in 1677 married an heiress, Mary Davies, whose inheritance included Ebury Farm, Middlesex. This now forms an area of central London that includes Grosvenor Square and Belgrave Square.
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