Alexander Grant (1756 - 1851)

Born 1756 in Inverness-shire, Scotland

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 1851 at about age 95 in Williamstown, Charlottenburg, Glengarry, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

This profile is part of the Grant Name Study.

Alex Grant is a member of Clan Grant.

Father's Will

5 October 1802 John Grant, Esquire, of Charlottenburgh, Eastern District, Province of Upper Canada, farmer To my wife, Mary McIntyre For the support of her and seven children Duncan Grant Margaret Grant Eleanor Grant, (Helen) Isabell Grant John Grant Lewis Grant Alpin Grant So long as she remains unmarried, without its being in the power of any of her children or of my children by my first wife to molest or dispossess her To my lawful son, Alexander Grant , west half of no 26, to pay debt due by me at Montreal (the east half of said lot being the property of my illegitimate son, Alex Grant Eight hundred acres promised me by government as a Justice of the Peace Land survey dispute involving the Indians of St. Regis Executors: Mr. Alexander McDonell of Cornwall (alias Alexr McDonell Leek), W(?) John McIntyre of Charlottenburg on the river au Raison And my illegitimate son Alexr Grant Witnesses John Bathune, Hugh McDonell (his mark), Alexr Grant (his mark) Probate granted 17 August 1803^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Surrogate Court Records, Stormont, Dundas & Glengarry, Register A, Film G52-186

• "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5MP-M71 : 13 February 2020), Alexander Grant in entry for Angus Grant, 1791.
• "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5MG-JPD : 13 February 2020), Alexander Grant in entry for Donald Grant, 1794.
• "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V5MG-L7T : 13 February 2020), Alexander Grant in entry for Catharine Grant, 1797.
• "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLG9-5Q5 : 13 February 2020), Alexander Grant in entry for James Grant, 1799.
• "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XLGS-N44 : 13 February 2020), Alexander Grant in entry for Christian Grant, 1802.
• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBSH-FBY : 16 September 2021), Alexr. Grant in entry for Alpen Grant, 1806.
• "Scotland Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XBSW-VLL : 16 September 2021), Alexr. Grant in entry for Agnes Shaw Grant, 1808.

See also:

• https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LHKN-9P7

Acknowledgements

• J. Young Cornwall Ontario