Grief Embers

Brief Life History of Grief

Grief Embers was born about 1813, in Indiana, United States as the son of unknown mother (enslaved). He had at least 3 daughters with Harriet Lay. He lived in Los Angeles, California, United States in 1852 and San Bernardino, California, United States in 1860. He died on 8 October 1873, in San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California, United States, at the age of 61.

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Family Time Line

Grief Embers
about 1813–1873
Harriet Lay
1827–1877
Martha Embers
1854–1932
Louisa Francisca Jackson
1858–1913
Harriet Jackson
1860–

Sources (8)

  • Grief, "California, State Census, 1852"
  • Grief Embers, "California Deaths and Burials, 1776-2000"
  • California, U.S., Voter Registers, 1866-1898

Parents and Siblings

World Events (8)

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1816

Indiana is the 19th state.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

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: German Erwin, Gerhard, Kurt.

Dutch and North German: patronymic from the personal name Ebbert . It is common in the regions Gelderland and North Rhineland.

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

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