Thomas Grover

22 July 1807–20 February 1886 (Age 78)
Whitehall, Washington, New York, United States

The Life Summary of Thomas

When Thomas Grover was born on 22 July 1807, in Whitehall, Washington, New York, United States, his father, Thomas Grover, was 47 and his mother, Polly Spalding, was 28. He married Caroline Emma Whiting in 1828, in Windham, Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 daughters. He lived in Centerville, Davis, Utah, United States in 1848 and Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850. He registered for military service in 1841. He died on 20 February 1886, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 78, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas Grover
1807–1886
Hannah Tupper
1823–1893
Marriage: 17 December 1844
Thomas Grover
1845–1931
Hannah Grover
1847–1864
Joel Grover
1849–1886
James Grover
1851–1851
Evelyn Grover
1852–1852
Hyram Smith Grover
1853–1853
Silas Grover
1854–1854
Josephine Grover
1854–1854
Jerome Grover
1855–1855
Pauline Grover
1856–1946
Maria Louisa Grover
1860–1863
Jedediah Morgan Grant Grover
1861–1901
Ezra Grover
1863–1863
John Ladd Grover
1865–1865
Charles Coulson Rich Grover
1867–1867

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    17 December 1844Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States
    • Children

    (15)

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    Siblings

    (6)

    +1 More Child

    World Events (8)

    1808
    Age 1
    Atlantic slave trade abolished.
    1827
    Age 20
    Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
    1830 · The Second Great Awakening
    Age 23
    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.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: Indian Rakesh, Raj, Rajiv, Sanjay, Subhash, Vijay, Amrit, Atul, Harish, Naveen, Rashmi, Sunil.North German: occupational name for a ditch or grave digger, from Middle Low German grove ‘hollow, grave’.Americanized form of German and Swiss German Gruber .

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

    Possible Related Names

    Gruber

    Story Highlight

    History of Thomas Grover

    Born – July 22, 1807 Died – February 20, 1886 Written by – Margaret Hess Camp and Helen Mar Miller Incidents in the Life of Thomas Grover Thomas Grover Senior was born July 22, 1807, in Whitehall Wa …

    Sources (112)

    • Thos Grover, "United States Census, 1860"
    • Thomas Grover in entry for Enoch Grover and Martha Louisa Moon, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"
    • Thomas Grover in entry for Lucy Grover Sanders, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

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