Brief Life History of Josiah Hunt
When Josiah Hunt Graham was born on 16 January 1803, in New Hope MM, Greene, Tennessee, United States, his father, Enoch E. Graham, was 37 and his mother, Rachel Jackson, was 27. He married Mary Garner on 23 December 1824, in Clinton, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Clark Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States in 1830 and Jefferson Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States in 1850. He died on 2 April 1856, in Clinton, Ohio, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Martinsville Friends Cemetery, Martinsville, Clark Township, Clinton, Ohio, United States.
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- Josiah Graham, "United States Census, 1830"
- Birth 1801 Jonathan and 1803 Josiah Gryms (Graham) at New Hope MM, Tennessee.
- Josiah Grimes, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"
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1804
Lewis and Clark set out from St. Louis, MO to explore the West.
1810 · Change of capital city
Zanesville becomes the new state capital.
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
Name Meaning
Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .
Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).
History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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