Andrew Gray

Brief Life History of Andrew

When Andrew Gray was born on 5 November 1738, in Brunswick, Cumberland, Maine, United States, his father, Joshua Gray, was 23 and his mother, Jennat Elliot, was 23. He married Lydia Brown on 5 October 1757, in Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 5 daughters. He died on 8 December 1811, in Deer Isle, Hancock, Maine, United States, at the age of 73, and was buried in Yarmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States.

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Family Time Line

Andrew Gray
1738–1811
Lydia Brown
1744–1835
Marriage: 5 October 1757
Sarah Gray
1762–1818
Hannah Gray
1766–1864
William Gray
1774–
Andrew Gray Jr.
1776–1863
Rebecca "Betsey" Gray
1765–1850
Lydia Gray
1773–1864
William Gray
1775–1850
Jeremiah B Gray
1780–1854
Jeremiah Gray
1781–1854
Polly Dorr Gray
1792–

Sources (13)

  • 1810 United States Federal Census
  • Andrew Gray, "Maine, Births and Christenings, 1739-1900"
  • Andrew Gray, "Maine, Marriages, 1771-1907"

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World Events (6)

1762

Historical Boundaries: 1762: Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Lincoln, Massachusetts, United States 1790: Hancock, Massachusetts, United States 1820: Hancock, Maine, United States

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

Name Meaning

English, Scottish, and Irish (especially Eastern Ulster; of Norman origin): habitational name from Graye in Calvados, France, named from the Gallo-Roman personal name Graec(i)us, meaning ‘Greek’ + the locative suffix -acum. This is probably the chief source of the surname in Britain.

English: nickname for someone with gray hair or a gray beard, from Middle English grey (Old English grǣg, grēg) ‘gray’. In Ireland it has been used as a translation of various Gaelic surnames derived from riabhach ‘brindled, gray’, including Mac Giolla Riabhaigh; see McGreevy . In North America, this surname has assimilated names with similar meaning from other languages.

French: habitational name from Gray in Haute-Saône or Le Gray in Seine-Maritime.

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

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Military Service of Joshua Gray and Sons

Joshua and four of his sons--Andrew, James, John and Reuben--came as soldiers to Fort Pownall on the west bank of the Penobscot River near the present site of the town of Stockton Springs when the fo …

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