Harriet Gray

Female1797–1842

Brief Life History of Harriet

Harriet Gray was born in 1797, in Charlotte, Chittenden, Vermont, United States. She had at least 2 daughters with William E. Sherman. She died in 1842, in her hometown, at the age of 45.

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Family Time Line

William E. Sherman
1793–1859
Harriet Gray
1797–1842
Alma A Sherman
1815–1860
Cynthia M. Sherman
1821–1904

Sources (4)

  • Harriet in entry for Wm E Sherman, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • Harriet Sherman, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • Harriet Gray in entry for Cynthia S. Horford, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

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Children (2)

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

Age 3

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1803

Age 6

France sells Louisiana territories to U.S.A.

1812

Age 15

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and Irish (especially Eastern Ulster; of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Graec(i)us, meaning ‘Greek’ + the locative suffix -acum. This is probably the chief source of the surname in Britain.

English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Middle English grey (Old English grǣg, grēg) ‘gray’. In Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled, gray’, including Mac Giolla Riabhaigh; see McGreevy . In North America, this surname has assimilated names with similar meaning from other languages.

French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône or Le Gray in Seine-Maritime.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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