Brief Life History of Christopher
When Christopher Grimes was born on 3 June 1821, in Adams, Ohio, United States, his father, Daniel Grimes, was 32 and his mother, Mary Ann Marvin, was 23. He married Asenath Marilla Meeker on 13 May 1848, in Adams, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Green Township, Adams, Ohio, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1861. He died on 13 April 1866, in Adams, Ohio, United States, at the age of 44, and was buried in West Union, Tiffin Township, Adams, Ohio, United States.
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- Christopher Grimes, "United States Census, 1850"
- Christopher Grimes, "Find A Grave Index"
- Cristopher Grimes in entry for Lidia Ann Potts, "Ohio Deaths, 1908-1953"
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1825 · The Crimes Act
The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.
1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Name Meaning
English: variant of Grim , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Irish: adopted occasionally in Ireland for Gormley and even Houlihan .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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