Maria Grau y Presas

Brief Life History of Maria

Maria Grau y Presas was born from 1896 to 1898, in Rupià, Girona, Catalonia, Spain as the daughter of Miguel Grau and Maria Presas. She married Joaquin Vidal i Matamala on 16 May 1916, in Rupià, Girona, Catalonia, Spain. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 8 daughters. She died on 4 July 1988, in Aiguaviva, Girona, Catalonia, Spain.

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Family Time Line

Joaquin Vidal i Matamala
1891–1988
Maria Grau y Presas
1896–1988
Marriage: 16 May 1916
Paquita Vidal i Grau
1922–1993
Assumpció Vidal i Grau
Concepció Vidal i Grau
Dolors Vidal i Grau
Esperança Vidal i Grau
Josep-Maria Vidal i Grau
Mercè Vidal i Grau
Neus Vidal i Grau
Núria Vidal i Grau

Sources (2)

  • Maria Grau Y Presas, "Spain Marriages, 1565-1950"
  • Maria Grau y Presas en el registro de Joaquin Vidal y Matamala, "España, matrimonios, 1565-1950"

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World Events (8)

1898 · Spanish-American War

Spain loses colonies including: Cuba, Guam, Puerto Rico as a result of the Treaty of Paris, which was signed on Dec. 10th 1898. Spain gives up Cuba entirely, gives Guam and Puerto Rico to the United States and transfers sovreignty of the Philippines to the United States for $20 million.

1898 · Tancament de caixes

"""Tancament de caixes"" (closing of the cashboxes), a protest that consisted of shutting down business and industrial establishments in order to stop paying tax without it being illegal. Spanish Goverment declares Martial law."

1921 · Prime Minister Dato assassinated

Prime minister Eduardo Dato is assassinated after meeting with parliament, in Madrid.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: German Kurt, Otto, Fritz, Heinz, Horst, Dieter, Frieda, Gerhard, Herta, Joerg, Johann, Manfred.

German and Jewish (Ashkenazic): nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from German grau ‘gray’. This surname is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Catalan and southern French: from a shortened form of the medieval personal name Guerau, a cognate of Gerald .

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

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