Brief Life History of Anna Laurie
When Anna Laurie Graham was born on 17 April 1843, in Komoka, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada, her father, Alexander J Graham, was 28 and her mother, Janet McLellan, was 20. She married William Gardner Campbell on 10 April 1868, in Windsor, Essex, Ontario, Canada. They were the parents of at least 6 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in Brantford Township, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Brantford, Washington, Kansas, United States in 1910. She died on 10 January 1913, in Clifton, Washington, Kansas, United States, at the age of 69, and was buried in Brantford, Washington, Kansas, United States.
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- Anna Campbell in household of Wm G Campbell, "United States Census, 1910"
- Anne Laurie Graham Campbell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Anna Graham in entry for John Campbell, "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994"
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1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1861
Historical Boundaries: 1861: Washington, Kansas Territory, United States 1861: Washington, Kansas, United States
1862
Historical Boundaries: 1862: Washington, Kansas, United States
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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