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     Prince Ranier Grimaldi was born on 31 May 1923 at Monaco.¹ He was the son of Count Pierre de Polignac and Princess Charlotte Louvet.¹ Prince Ranier Grimaldi married Grace Patricia Kelly on 18 April 1956 at Monaco.¹ Prince Ranier Grimaldi died on 6 April 2005 at Monaco at age 81.

     Everett Spalding married Clara K. Knox, daughter of Joseph H. Knox and Mary Ellen Holcombe.¹

     Frank Edwin McGraw Jr. was born on 30 August 1944 at Martinez, Contra Costa Co., CA.¹ He was the son of Frank Edwin McGraw Sr. and Mable McKenna. Frank Edwin McGraw Jr. married Elizabeth Ann D'Agostino. Frank Edwin McGraw Jr. died on 5 January 2004 at Brentwood, TN, at age 59.¹

From the Boston Globe:

PHILADELPHIA (AP) – Tug McGraw walked out to the mound at Veterans Stadium four months ago and gave everyone one last thrill.

With a sellout crowd watching and nearly 70 current and former Philadelphia Phillies standing on the field, McGraw re-enacted the final pitch of the 1980 World Series when he struck out Kansas City's Willie Wilson, raised his arms in triumph and leapt off the mound.

McGraw, the zany relief pitcher who coined the phrase "You Gotta Believe" with the New York Mets and later closed out Philadelphia's only World Series championship, died Monday. He was 59.

McGraw died of brain cancer at the home of his son, country music star Tim McGraw, outside of Nashville, according to Laurie Hawkins, a family spokesperson. He had been battling the disease since March, when he underwent surgery for a malignant tumor.

"To know Tug was to love him," Phillies chairman Bill Giles said. "He was more than just a pitcher, he was loved by everyone that knew him. He had a special spirit that will never be forgotten by anyone."

McGraw's illness came as a shock to fans and friends alike last spring. He was at Phillies' training camp in Clearwater, Fla., as a special instructor, looking fine and acting as funny as ever, joking with players and catching pop flies behind his back.

But on March 12, McGraw was hospitalized and the tumor was discovered. He later said there had been signs something was wrong. For example, he mistakenly showed up at the ballpark on an off day.

"We lost a piece of Mets history," Mets owner Fred Wilpon said. "Tug was a battler on and off the field. We know how hard he fought this disease. He'll be sorely missed by all."

Especially former Phillies teammate and Hall of Famer Mike Schmidt.

"He put up a gallant fight," Schmidt said. "Publicly, he never let on that he had gotten a raw deal. He was Tug through the entire thing. As he always said, 'I front-loaded my life, just like my contract.' His passing is hard to take because his presence meant so much to people around him."

Bob Boone, the Phillies' catcher from 1972-81, remained a close friend, too.

"I know he got more living out of his 59 years than anybody," Boone said from his home in California. "What you saw was what Tug was. There was no phoniness at all. He loved people and loved life."

McGraw was in Philadelphia several times last summer, and drew the loudest ovation during the Vet's closing ceremonies in September.

"It's a very sad day," baseball commissioner Bud Selig said in Milwaukee. "He was really a marvelous pitcher and a great baseball personality."

McGraw popularized the phrase "You Gotta Believe" during the Mets' 1973 NL championship season and carried the slogan through his illness, vowing he'd be on hand next month to push the button to bring down the Vet.

"Tug McGraw was one of the great characters of the game of baseball," said Hall of Famer Tom Seaver, McGraw's teammate with the Mets' 1969 championship team.

"He just had a joy for life and living. But what people sometimes overlook because he was always happy-go-lucky was what kind of competitor he was on the mound. No one competed with more intensity than he did."

McGraw was known for charging off the mound, slapping his glove on his thigh and tapping his chest after a close call.

"Patting his hand on his heart after a guy hits a home run foul, who would do that in the heat of the battle?" said Phillies manager Larry Bowa, who played with McGraw on the 1980 championship team. "But it showed he had no fear. He was loose. That's how he played the game."

A left-hander who threw a screwball, McGraw could be a bit of screwball himself.

Once asked whether he preferred to play on a grass field or an artificial surface, he said, "I don't know. I never smoked any AstroTurf."

McGraw's playful personality often overshadowed his talent. He played on three World Series teams and was an outstanding big-game pitcher during his 19-year career.

In 26 postseason games, he was 3-3 with eight saves and a 2.23 ERA.

A two-time All-Star, McGraw went 96-92 in his career with a 3.14 ERA and 180 saves. He made his major league debut with the Mets in 1965 at age 20 and finished with the Phillies in 1984.

After the 1974 season, McGraw was traded by the Mets to Philadelphia in a six-player swap that sent John Stearns to New York.

After fanning Wilson for the last out of the 1980 Series, McGraw waited on the mound for Schmidt to come from third base and jump into his arms.

"That's the freeze frame when you look at that series," Bowa said.

It worked just the way Tug and Schmitty had planned it, too.

"Tug and I drove to the ballpark together before that final game and I made him promise that if he was on the mound for that final out to wait for me," Schmidt later recalled.

"Both of us knew whoever was on or near that mound for the final out would probably be on the cover of Sports Illustrated," he said. "Sure enough, it worked. Tug struck out Wilson and then turned to look at me at third base. Of course I came running in and jumped on him."

In addition to his son Tim, McGraw is survived by sons Mark and Matthew McGraw; a daughter, Cari Velardo, and four grandchildren. His daughter-in-law is country music star Faith Hill, the wife of Tim.

     Samuel Timothy McGraw was born on 1 May 1967 at Delhi, Richland Parish, LA. He was the son of Frank Edwin McGraw Jr. and Elizabeth Ann D'Agostino. Samuel Timothy McGraw married Audrey Faith Perry on 6 October 1996.

     Theodorick Lee was born on 3 September 1766. He was the son of Maj. Gen Henry Lee II and Lucy Grymes. Theodorick Lee married Catherine Hite. Theodorick Lee died on 10 April 1849 at age 82.

     Rachel Bushnell was baptized on 31 May 1801.¹ She was the daughter of Abner Bushnell Jr. and Penelope Holcombe.¹ Rachel Bushnell married James Bushnell.¹ Rachel Bushnell died on 27 August 1844 at age 43.¹

     Emma Gratia Hollister was born on 4 January 1852 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT.¹ She was the daughter of Edward Hubbel Hollister and Emily Harriet Phelps.² Emma Gratia Hollister married Lucien Merriam Royce on 15 October 1872.² Emma Gratia Hollister died on 3 February 1938 at Hartford, Hartford Co., CT, at age 86.¹ She was buried on 5 February 1938 at Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor, Hartford Co., CT.¹

From the Courant 4 February 1938:

Mrs. Royce, Descendant of Settlers, Dies

Resident of Pliny Court Passes Away at Home in 87th Year Following Long Illness.

Mrs. Emma Gratia Hollister Royce, 86, of 7 Pliny Court, widow of Lucien Merriam Royce, a Civil War veteran, and descendant of many distinguished Connecticut settlers, died Thursday night at her home after a long illness.

Mrs Royce was born in Hartford January 4, 852, daughter of Edwin Hubbel Hollister, Civil War veteran, and Emilyu Harriet Phleps Hollister, and was graduated from the Hartford Public High School in 1870, receiving a $100 prize in literature. Following graduation she taught at the Hartford Public High School and later at the Harriet Beecher Stowe School for Young Women.

She was married to Mr. Royce October 15, 1872. Her husband was a medical officer in charge of the Officers Hospital i Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during the Civil War, and for three years was medical officer of the United States battleship "Acacia" of the blockading squadron under Admiral Farragut.

Ancestors in Revolution

Mr. Royce was a descendant of John Hollister, Richard Treat, John Talcott, Joseph Loomis, Francis Bushnell, William Phelps, Edward Griswold, Thomas Holcomb, James Eno, Huge Wells, Mathew Allyer, Rev. John Warhamn, Henry Wolcott, William Wadsworth, Sir Peter Wouters Vander Meulen, John Bissell, John Mason, Governor William Bradford and many others of the first settlers of New England.

She had eight Revolutionary War ancestors including Major John Hutchinson Buell, member of the First Order of Cincinnati and personal aide to George Washington; Captain Ebenezer Fitch Bissell, Captain Josiah Phelps Jr., Josiah Phelps Sr., Aaron Phelps and Nathaniel Hollister.

She leaves a son, Robert Hollister Royce of Woodstock, Vt., and a daughter, MNiss Helen Elizabeth Royce, teacher at the Brown School. She is also the mother of the late Lucy Atwater Royce of Madison and Hartford. The funeral will beheld Saturday at 1 p.m. at her home with burial in Elm Grove Cemetery, Windsor.

     Philena E. Holcombe was born on 7 February 1836.¹ She was the daughter of Milton Holcombe and Ruth Hopkins.¹

     Charles Dickinson was born in 1666.¹ He married Philippa Greene, daughter of John Greene Jr. and Anne Almy, on 3 March 1690 at Warwick, RI.¹ Charles Dickinson died on 14 September 1740 at Narragansett, RI.¹

     Samuel Dickinson married Huldah Griffith.¹ Samuel Dickinson was born in 1750.¹ He was the son of Christopher Dickinson and Mary (?).¹ Samuel Dickinson died in 1814.¹

     Child Holcombe was born circa 1800.¹ Child Holcombe was the child of Levi Holcombe and Martha Benjamin.¹ Child Holcombe died on 17 July 1803; of dysentery.¹

     Nancy May Eggleston was born on 9 May 1917 at Manhattan, New York Co., NY. She married Edward Stewart Holcombe II, son of Edward Stewart Holcombe and Elizabeth Mallen. Nancy May Eggleston died on 17 September 2008 at Mt. Pleasant, SC, at age 91.

Nancy Eggleston Holcomb, 91, wife of Edward S. Holcomb, of Mt. Pleasant, SC died September 17, 2008 at her home. Nancy was born May 9, 1917 in Manhattan, New York City, NY, the daughter of the late Dr. Cary and Mary Parker Eggleston. She was a Research Biologist who taught at NYU Dental School; Cornell University Medical School, and Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Nancy, who was of the Presbyterian faith, enjoyed an active lifestyle as an excellent sailor and water skier; an exceptional tennis player on the Westside Tennis Center courts in NYC; a Boy Scout Leader; and a seamstress.

Nancy will be deeply missed by her husband Edward of 61 years; her two sons: Cary Holcomb and his wife Heather of Darien, CT; and Richard Holcomb and his wife Jacquie of Christ Church, New Zealand. She was a loving grandmother to two grandsons, Taylor Holcomb and Benjamin Holcomb. She will also be missed by her brother, Forrest Cary Eggleston of Mechanicsburg, PA. Nancy will be privately remembered by her family and friends.

     Horace H. Holcombe was born circa 1888 at CT.¹ He was the son of CT Holcombe.¹ Horace H. Holcombe married Ethel E. (?) say 1922.¹

Horace H. and Ethel M. were enumerated in the 1930 Keene, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire federal census. He was a city laborer, age 42, born in Ct; she was 38, born in New Hampshire. Children in the household were Doris C. 6, Francis J. 11 months, and Samuel P. 0 months. Horace H. and Ethel E. were enumerated in the 1940 Keene, Cheshire Co., New Hampshire, federal census. He was a WPA forestry project laborer, age 52, born in CT; she was 47, born in New Hampshire. Children in the household, all born in New Hampshire, were John H. 10, Francis S. 9, Rita E. 5, and Richard F. 4.

     Kathryn Edalyn Humphrey married Glenn Reed.¹ Kathryn Edalyn Humphrey was born on 2 October 1914.¹ She was the daughter of George Edward Humphrey and Julia Maybelle Bliss.¹

     Henrietta Holcombe was the daughter of Obed Holcombe and Rachel (?).¹

     Mary R. Marcus was born circa 1880 at OH.¹ She married Archibald T. McDowell circa 1902.¹