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Ada Grattan (McPhain)
Birth: 1810
Death: 12-16-1876
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Biography
This actress was known by many names and recorded by Fanny Adeline Seward in her 1861-1862 diary as Miss Ada Parker. Other titles include: Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Madison, Mrs. H. P. Grattan. She did not go by her maiden name McPhain in America. Ada was married three times, first to a Mr. Barker/Parker, second to a Mr. Madison, and finally to playwright and actor Henry Plunkett Grattan in 1850 in New York City, NY. Their marriage did not last very long and Henry Grattan returned to England while Ada remained an actress in the USA.
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Biography:
This actress was known by many names and recorded by Fanny Adeline Seward in her 1861-1862 diary as Miss Ada Parker. Other titles include: Mrs. Barker, Mrs. Madison, Mrs. H. P. Grattan. She did not go by her maiden name McPhain in America. Ada was married three times, first to a Mr. Barker/Parker, second to a Mr. Madison, and finally to playwright and actor Henry Plunkett Grattan in 1850 in New York City, NY. Their marriage did not last very long and Henry Grattan returned to England while Ada remained an actress in the USA.
Citation Notes:
https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4398&context=gradschool_disstheses
Citation for Birth Info:
Citation Type:
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title:
New York Clipper
Article Title:
Theatrical Record
Month:
December
Day:
23
Year:
1876
Start Page:
6
Citation Notes:
https://idnc.library.illinois.edu/cgi-bin/illinois?a=d&d=NYC18761223.2.38&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN---------
Citation for Death Info:
Citation Type:
Newspaper Article
Journal or Newspaper Title:
Evening Post
Article Title:
General City Intelligence
Month:
December
Day:
16
Year:
1876
Start Page:
4
End Page:
4
Citation Notes:
"General City Intelligence. The Court of Special Sessions Adjourned. An Extraordinary Scene." <em>Evening Post</em>, vol. 75, 16 Dec. 1876, p. [4]. <em>Readex: America's Historical Newspapers</em>, infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/readex/doc?p=EANX&docref=image/v2%3A10945F2563DD7908%40EANX-13DCD692866D5ED8%402406605-13D9D45133266028%403-13F3E7DE06C33905%40General%2BCity%2BIntelligence.%2BThe%2BCourt%2Bof%2BSpecial%2BSessions%2BAdjourned.%2BAn%2BExtraordinary%2BScene. Accessed 27 Jan. 2021.