Mary Palmer Graves

Brief Life History of Mary Palmer

When Mary Palmer Graves was born on 13 September 1818, in Concord, Essex, Vermont, United States, her father, Reuben Graves, was 32 and her mother, Phebe Palmer, was 29. She married George Washington Bratton on 24 December 1835, in Erie, Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 daughters. She lived in Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States in 1850 and Morgan, Morgan, Utah, United States in 1870. She died on 18 June 1896, in Porterville, Morgan, Utah, United States, at the age of 77, and was buried in Porterville Cemetery, Porterville, Morgan, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

George Washington Bratton
1814–1901
Mary Palmer Graves
1818–1896
Marriage: 24 December 1835
Caroline Bratton
1836–1837
Elizabeth Bratton
1838–1925
Laura Bratton
1841–1924
Eliza Jane Bratton
1845–1870
Mary Florence Bratton
1852–1907

Sources (76)

  • Mary P Porter in household of John S Porter, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Family Data Collection - Births
  • Marriage/sealing record for John President Porter and Mary Palmer Graves, 27 Mar 1853

World Events (8)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1827

Historical Boundaries: 1827: Hancock, Illinois, United States

1839 · Nauvoo is Settled

After the Saints had been chased out of Missouri they moved to a swampy area located next to the Mississippi River. Here they settled and named the place Nauvoo which translates into the city beautiful.

Name Meaning

English (northern and eastern England): variant of Grave , with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.

English: alternatively, a variant of Greaves or Grieves .

Altered form of German Greff , with the addition of excrescent -s, a common feature of Americanized surnames.

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

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History of Mary Palmer Graves

History of George W. Bratton and Mary Palmer Graves Compiled by Chaundelle Hill Brough in July 2004 George Washington Bratton was born to James and Isabelle Bratton on September 3, 1812, in Wayne …

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