Graves Family Monument

Graves Family Monument (HM1RZG)

Location: Chicago, IL 60613 Cook County
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Country: United States of America
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N 41° 57.323', W 87° 39.581'

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Erected by Henry Graves,
son of Dexter Graves, one of the pioneers of Chicago. Dexter Graves brought the first colony to Chicago, consisting of thirteen families arriving here July 15th, 1831 from Ashtabula, Ohio, on the schooner Telegraph and father and son remained citizens of Chicago till their death.
This lot contains the remains of
Dexter Graves, died April 29th 1844
aged fifty-five years
His wife Olive Graves, died July 30th, 1849
aged fifty-eight years and five months
Their children
Lucy, died January 24th, 1844
aged eighteen years and ten months
Emiline, died February 9th, 1844
aged eight years and nine months
Loring, died September 11th, 1852
aged thirty-eight years and ten months
and thirteen days, and
Henry Graves, died October 3, 1907
aged eighty-six years and one month
and twenty-four days
Clementine, wife of Henry Graves
died February 24th 1881
aged seventy-three years and four months



Details
HM NumberHM1RZG
Year Placed1909
Placed ByThe Graves Family
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, April 30th, 2016 at 9:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)16T E 445328 N 4645032
Decimal Degrees41.95538333, -87.65968333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 41° 57.323', W 87° 39.581'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds41° 57' 19.38" N, 87° 39' 34.86" W
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Area Code(s)773, 312
Closest Postal AddressAt or near Evergreen Ave, Chicago IL 60613, US
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