Brief Life History of Mable Elizabeth "Bessie"
When Mable Elizabeth "Bessie" Graham was born on 29 March 1873, in Fox River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, her father, Albert Graham, was 28 and her mother, Ada Hatfield, was 19. She married Robert Wesley Hughes on 17 November 1891, in Port Greville, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 8 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada in 1901 and Nova Scotia, Canada in 1911. She died on 15 November 1918, in Fox River, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada, at the age of 45.
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Sources (18)
- Bessie Hughes in household of Robert Hughes, "Canada Census, 1901"
- Mable Elizabeth Graham, "Nova Scotia Births, 1864-1877"
- Bessie Graham, "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949"
Spouse and Children
1865–1942 Male
1873–1918 Female
Children (9)
1893– Female
1895–1921 Male
1897– Male
1897– Male
1899–1917 Male
+4 More Children
Parents and Siblings
1844–1924 Male
1854–1926 Female
Siblings (2)
1873–1918 Female
1877–1941 Female
World Events (6)
1875
Age 2
1886 · The Statue of Liberty
Age 13
1889 · World Expo at Paris With the Eiffel Tower
Age 16
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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