Brief Life History of John William
When John William Crossgrove was born in 1851, in New Castle, Delaware, United States, his father, Joseph Crossgrove, was 27 and his mother, Rachael D. Carpenter, was 26. He lived in Cache, Utah, United States in 1860.
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Sources (2)
- Jno W Crossgrove in household of Joseph Crossgrove, "United States Census, 1860"
- John William Crossgrove, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"
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World Events (8)
1856
Historical Boundaries: 1856: Cache, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Cache, Utah, United States
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act
A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.
Name Meaning
Irish: possibly a variant of Cosgrove .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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