When Eliza Jane Graham was born on 6 November 1825, in Laurel, Newlin Township, Chester, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, James Graham, was 21 and her mother, Mary Ann Butler, was 21. She married John Pack on 21 January 1846, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States. She lived in Weber, Utah, United States in 1850 and Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1860. She died in 1863, in Uinta, Wyoming, United States, at the age of 38, and was buried in Wyoming, United States.
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Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States
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Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
Scottish: habitational name from Grantham in Lincolnshire, recorded in Domesday Book as Graham (as well as Grantham, Grandham, and Granham). See also Grantham .
Irish (especially Ulster): in Ireland Graham is generally the Scottish name, but it has additionally been adopted as an Anglicized form of both Ó Creacháin (see Crehan ) and Ó Gormghaile (see Gormley ).
History: The surname Graham was taken to Scotland at the beginning of the 12th century by the Norman baron William de Graham, holder of the manor of Grantham in Lincolnshire, from whom many if not all modern bearers are probably descended. The chief of Clan Graham is the Duke of Montrose.
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Possible Related NamesIn making an inquiry about Eliza I emailed a descendant and they sent me this information: There were no children born to Eliza and John Pack. 1850 US Census, Utah Territory, Weber, Weber. Image 28 …
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