Henry Grow Jr

Brief Life History of Henry

When Henry Grow Jr was born on 1 October 1817, in Lower Merion Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States, his father, Henry Grow Sr., was 49 and his mother, Maria Mary Righter, was 41. He married Mary Moyer on 1 August 1837, in Bryn Mawr, Lower Merion Township, Montgomery, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Preston Township, Platte, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States in 1870. He died on 4 November 1891, in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Salt Lake City Cemetery, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

Henry Grow Jr
1817–1891
Julia Melville Veach
1841–1922
Marriage: 17 July 1858
Theodore Melville Grow
1859–1902
Mary Ann Grow
1861–1943
Sylvester Veach Grow
1861–1944
Julia Ellen Grow
1864–1953
George Elliott Grow
1867–1960
Amelia Grow
1869–1920
Walter Veach Grow
1871–1942
Maud Rose Grow
1873–1891
William Henry Grow
1875–1965
Sarah Elizabeth Grow
1878–1952
Otto Sylvanus Grow
1880–1960
Eugene Pernell Grow
1882–1971
Frank Veach Grow
1884–1884
Marco Bartlett Grow
1886–1950

Sources (159)

  • Henry Grow, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Henry Grow Jr, birth, history: The History of Salt Lake City and its Founders By Edward W Tullidge
  • Henry Grow, "Pennsylvania, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriage Records, 1512-1989"

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

Name Meaning

North German:

variant of Groh .

variant of Growe .

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

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HISTORY OF HENRY GROW

Henry Grow, the superintendent of the Temple Block, was born 1 Oct 1817, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His fathers name was Henry Grow; his mothers, Mary Riter. His grandfather Frederick Grow, and …

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