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Grover Cleveland Preston 1885–1958 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 May 1885

Birth Location: Oakington, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 1958

Death Location: Aberdeen, Harford, Maryland, USA

Father: Benjamin Preston

Mother: Julia Lay

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In 1885, Grover Cleveland Preston entered the world in Oakington, Maryland, USA, born to Benjamin Van Buren Preston And Julia Lay. Grover Cleveland Preston passed away in 1958 in Aberdeen, Harford, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1885, Grover Cleveland Preston entered the world in Oakington, Maryland, USA, born to Benjamin Van Buren Preston And Julia Lay.
  • Grover Cleveland Preston passed away in 1958 in Aberdeen, Harford, Maryland, USA.

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Grover Preston's Ancestors

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Grover Preston
1885–1958
Birth Place: Oakington, Maryland, USA
Parents
Benjamin Van Buren Preston
1840–1923
Harford County, Maryland, USA
Julia Lay
1846–1886
Harford County, Maryland, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (W) Preston
1799–1863
Harford, County, Maryland, USA
Jemima Barton
1797–1874
Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
Christian Lay
1824–1894
Baden, Baden-Baden, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Rachael (Frederika) Mueller
1819–1904
Vaihingen, Ludwigsburg, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Preston
1755–1830
Rachel Larcom
1765–1835
William Barton
1748–1822
Susannah Sharp
1768–1802
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Preston
1731–1774
John Barton
1715–1776
Ann Hitchcock
1723–1792
Thomas Sharp
1727–1802
Susannah Wilson
1735–1802

Grover Preston's Timeline

2 Records

1885
28 May 1885
Birth of Grover Cleveland Preston in Oakington, Maryland, USA
Oakington, Maryland, USA
1958
1958
Age 73
Death of Grover Cleveland Preston in Aberdeen, Harford, Maryland, USA
Aberdeen, Harford, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 May 1885
    Event Place: Oakington, Maryland, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Aberdeen, Harford, Maryland, USA

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