Elizabeth (Dunton) Grant (abt. 1747 - 1821)

Born about 30 Apr 1747 in Georgetown, Lincoln, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Andrew Grant — married 24 Apr 1767 in Woolwich, Lincoln County, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died Mar 1821 at about age 73 in Hampden, Penobscot County, District of Maine, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Birth

The birth of Elizabeth Dunton, the daughter of Timothy Duncan and Elizabeth (Smith?) Dunton, has been claimed by a generally reliable source^[1] to have taken place at Georgetown (now Woolwich) Maine on 30 Apr 1747. Neither this source nor others making the same claim cite an original record. The published Georgetown vital records do not show her birth, and the date conflicts with her age at death as shown on her gravestone (see below). Because gravestone death ages are notoriously unreliable, and given her date of marriage, the 1747 date would appear to be a reasonable one.

Marriage

Elizabeth Dunton and Andrew Grant applied for a certificate of marriage at Woolwich, Maine, on 4 Apr 1767. The certificate was granted on 24 Apr 1767, and they were married there on 30 Apr 1767.^[2] The published vital records of Georgetown, Maine, also show the marriage, but seven months later, on 27 Nov 1767.^[3] This may be a misinterpretation of an original record of the birth of their son, Andrew Grant; see the Research Note on his profile for a further discussion.

Death and Burial

Elizabeth (Dunton) Grant is buried at the Old Burying Ground at Hampden, Maine, with a tombstone that shows a date of death as either 18 Mar or 28 Mar 1821 (the first digit is obscured) at the age of 70.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Wills, Connie J., and Raymond E. Vermette, The Founding Fathers of Woolwich, Maine, and their Families (Wiscasset, Maine, 2009), 50
2. ↑ Groves, Marlene A., compiler, Vital Records of Woolwich, Maine (Waterville, Me., 2015), 60 for the certificate, 471 for the marriage
3. ↑ Hill, Mary Pelham, ed., Vital records of Georgetown, Maine, to the year 1892 (Auburn, Me., 1939-1943), 2:34
4. ↑ Photo of gravestone of Elizabeth Grant (Find A Grave: Memorial #85050049)