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John Lew Graves 1792 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: December 19, 1792

Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

Death Date: 3 Apr 1872

Death Location: Lunenburg Co N.S.

Father: Christian Kraft\Croft\Graves

Mother: Anna Westhaver

Spouse(s): Nancy Hume, Nancy Hume

Children(s): George Graves, William Graves, Priscilla Graves, Ann Graves, John Graves, Catherine Graves, Frances Graves, George Graves

In 1792, John Lew Graves entered the world in Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, born to Christian Kraft\Croft\Graves and Anna Catherine Westhaver. John Lew Graves married Nancy Ann Hume, Nancy Ann Hume, and had children including George Isaac Graves, William Graves, Priscilla Elizabeth Graves, Ann Graves, John Graves, Catherine Graves, Frances Graves, George Isaac Graves. John Lew Graves passed away in 1872 in Lunenburg Co N.S..

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Biography

  • In 1792, John Lew Graves entered the world in Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, born to Christian Kraft\Croft\Graves and Anna Catherine Westhaver.
  • John Lew Graves married Nancy Ann Hume, Nancy Ann Hume, and had children including George Isaac Graves, William Graves, Priscilla Elizabeth Graves, Ann Graves, John Graves, Catherine Graves, Frances Graves, George Isaac Graves.
  • John Lew Graves passed away in 1872 in Lunenburg Co N.S..

Immediate Family

Parents

Christian Kraft\Croft\Graves
1751 – 1800
Birth Location: Germany
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Anna Westhaver
1753 – 1800
Birth Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Spouses(s)

Nancy Hume
1800 – 1881
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Nancy Hume
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Children(s)

George Graves
1831 – 1911
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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William Graves
1821 –
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Priscilla Graves
1823 –
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Ann Graves
1824 –
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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John Graves
1826 – 1895
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Catherine Graves
1828 –
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Frances Graves
1829 –
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
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George Graves
1831 – 1911
Birth Location: Chester, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, Canada
GG

John Graves's Ancestors

Self
John Graves
1792 – 1872
Birth Place: Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Parents
Christian Kraft\Croft\Graves
1751 – 1800
Germany
Anna (Catherine) Westhaver
1753 – 1800
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Grandparents
Jacob (Christian) Graf
1729 – 1809
Ötlingen (A. Lörrach), Baden, Germany
Appalonia (Agatha) Graff(winter)
1731 – 1814
Palatinate, Germany
Johann (Michael) Westhofer
1718 – 1768
Lutzelsachsen, Mannheim, Baden Wurttemberg, Allemagne
Susanna (Maria Christina) Thiel
1730 –
Germany, Allemagne
Great-Grandparents
Hans Graff
1701 – 1735
Margaretha Brombacherin
1699 – 1762
Johannes (Diel)
1714 – 1772
Anna Junck
1714 – 1753
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob (Thiel)
1692 –
Barbara Renardi
1694 –
Alberti Junck
Annae Sybers

John Graves's Descendants

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John (Lew) Graves (December 19, 1792 – 3 Apr 1872) m. Nancy (Ann) Hume (abt 1800 – 1881) m. Nancy (Ann) Hume
  1. 1. George (Isaac) Graves (27 Nov 1831 – 1911) m. Anne (Nancy) Jollimore (16 Dec 1834 – 7 October 1911)
    1. 1. Charles (William) Graves (15 June 1852 – 17 February 1930)
    2. 2. Priscilla Graves (25 June 1854 – 24 June 1935)
    3. 3. Anne (Frances) Graves (10 Apr 1856 – 26 November 1934)
    4. 4. John (Robert) Graves (14 July 1857 – Jun 1918) m. Eliza ((Ella) Amanda) Munro (18 Mar 1868 – 14 May 1941)
      1. 1. Prudence (Priscilla Graves) Snair (03 FEB 1883 – 16 MAY 1974) m. Stanley Snair (abt 1881 – )
        1. 1. William Snair (abt 1857 – )
        2. 2. Beverly Snair (abt 1911 – )
        3. 3. Ray Snair (abt 1913 – )
        4. 4. Earle Snair (abt 1917 – )
        5. 5. Theresa Snair (abt 1919 – 15 Sep 2008)
      2. 2. Princetta Graves (21 MAR 1884 – 17 Nov 1918)
      3. 3. Pearl Graves (1888 – 16 MAY 1974)
      4. 4. Bessie Graves (17 Feb 1889 – Jan 1978)
      5. 5. Gilbert (Edward) Graves (08 Jun 1892 – 28 JAN 1943)
      6. 6. Ira (John) Graves (22 Sep 1895 – 18 MAY 1968)
      7. 7. Cornelius (Robert (Neil)) Graves (4 July 1898 – abt 1943) m. Lima (Vivienne) Murphy (8 Nov 1898 – 1978)
        1. 1. Robert (Byron) Graves (18 Mar 1921 – 1981) m. Rita (Mary Lawrence) Graves (05 Feb 1919 – 14 Feb 1997)
      8. 8. Loretta (Rita "Queenie") Graves (1909 – 7 Apr 1997)
    5. 5. Sarah Graves (1860 – )
    6. 6. Martha Graves (1861 – )
    7. 7. David Graves (Abt 1862 – 7 November 1939)
    8. 8. Henry Graves (1864 – )
    9. 9. Fanny Graves (7 July 1864 – 1945)
    10. 10. Emma Graves (1868 – 6 Apr 1953)
    11. 11. Matilda Graves (11 September 1868 – 1945)
    12. 12. Elizabeth (Agnes) Graves (7 May 1870 – )
    13. 13. Bessie Graves (abt 1871 – )
    14. 14. Thomas Graves (20 August 1872 – )
    15. 15. Albert (James) Graves (2 August 1873 – 26 May 1918)
    16. 16. Arthur (Seymour) Graves (3 May 1876 – )
    17. 17. Harvey Graves (21 February 1878 – 22 September 1951)
  2. 2. William Graves (June 4, 1821 – )
  3. 3. Priscilla (Elizabeth) Graves (January 26, 1823 – )
  4. 4. Ann Graves (May 2, 1824 – )
  5. 5. John Graves (April 16, 1826 – October 1, 1895)
  6. 6. Catherine Graves (April 30, 1828 – )
  7. 7. Frances Graves (October 19, 1829 – )

John Graves's Timeline

2 Records

1792
December 19, 1792
Birth of John Lew Graves in Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
1872
3 Apr 1872
Age 80
Death of John Lew Graves in Lunenburg Co N.S.
Lunenburg Co N.S.

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: December 19, 1792
    Event Place: Chester, Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Apr 1872
    Event Place: Lunenburg Co N.S.
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