Brief Life History of Mary Emma
When Mary Emma Grett was born on 20 September 1856, in Pennsylvania, United States, her father, John Grett, was 38 and her mother, Esther Lesher, was 37. She married William K. Roan in 1872, in Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Bloom Township, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860 and Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States in 1920. She died on 25 February 1934, in Orangeville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Orangeville, Columbia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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- M G Something, "United States Census, 1860"
- Legacy NFS Source: Mrs. Emma Rhone - Government record: birth-name: Mrs. Emma Rhone
- Mary Emma Grett Roan, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1863 · Battle of Gettysburg
The three day Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest of the American Civil War. Between the Confederates and Unions, somewhere between 46,000 and 51,000 people died that day.
1877 · First National Strike in U.S. Begins In Pittsburgh Against Pennsylvania Railroad
Coming out of an economic crisis, everyone was worried when cuts started happening in the railroad. They went on what would the great railroad strike of 1877.
Name Meaning
North German: variant of Groth .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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