Oliver Grant Jr. (1729 - 1798)

Born 18 Jul 1729 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colony

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Descendants

Died 22 May 1798 at age 68 in North Stonington, New London, Connecticut

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Biography

Genealogically Defined

Birth

Oliver Grant, Jr. was born 18 Jul 1729 to Oliver Grant and Bridget (Miner) Grant, in Stonington, Connecticut.^[1][2]

Marriage

Oliver married Ann Borodel (Billings) Grant 23 May 1749 in Stonington.^[1][2]

Children

Bridget (Grant) Wheeler, b. 24 Sep 1751^[1][2][3]

Oliver Grant, b. 16 Apr 1754^[1][2][4]

Dr. Miner Grant, b. 28 Feb 1756^[1][2][5]

Rebecca Grant, b. 12 Dec 1759^[1][2][6]

Phebe (Grant) Brown, b. 13 Feb 1762^[1][2][7]

Ephraim Grant, b. 04 Jul 1764^[1][2][8]

Lucinda (Grant) Hewitt, b. 03 Oct 1766^[1][2][9]

Wealthy (Grant) Palmer, b. 05 Oct 1768^[1][2][10]

Mary (Grant) Palmer, b. 08 Aug 1770^[1][2][11]

Daniel Grant, b. 1773^[1][2]

Captain Oliver Grant Jr. served with 4th Battalion, Col. John Ely, Wooster's Brigade, Connecticut State Troops during the American Revolution.

Oliver Grant Jr. is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A047089.

Military Service

Oliver Grant enlisted as a Private in Connecticut Company No. 10, 09 May 1775. He was discharged at the rank of Captain 08 Dec 1775. He enlisted again at the Rank of Captain of State Regiment under Commander Spicer and Wooster, Fourth Battalion as Captain of Troop of Horse 9th Regiment, 1769, Captain 4th Battalion 1776. Then he served from 01 Jul 1780 to 13 Dec 1780^[2][12][13]

Death

Oliver Grant died 22 Mar 1798, and is buried in Great Plain Cemetery in North Stonington. ^[1][2][14]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12} Wheeler, Richard Anson; (1900); History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, from its first settlement in 1649 to 1900; Press of the Day Publishing Company, New London, Conn.; PG 401-402 #24; Retrieved from https://archive.org/stream/historytownston00wheegoog#page/n418/mode/2up
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13} Grant, Arthur Hastings (1898); The Grant Family: A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Matthew Grant of Windsor-Connecticut, 1601-1898; Press of A.V. Haight, Poughkeepsie, New York; PG 20, 40-41; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/stream/grantfamilygenea00gran#page/n9/mode/2up
3. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WD-N2D : 3 December 2014), Oliver Grant in entry for Bridget Grant, 24 Sep 1751; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
4. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-K2D : 3 December 2014), Oliver Grant in entry for Oliver Grant, 16 Apr 1754; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
5. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-23T : 3 December 2014), Oliver Grant in entry for Minor Grant, 28 Feb 1756; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
6. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WD-NVC : 3 December 2014), Oliver Grant in entry for Rebeccah Grant, 12 Dec 1759; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
7. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WD-N22 : 3 December 2014), Oliver Grant in entry for Phebe Grant, 13 Feb 1762; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
8. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74J-2QS : 3 December 2014), Oliver Grant in entry for Ephraim Grant, 04 Jul 1764; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
9. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WD-NZB : 3 December 2014), Oliver Grant in entry for Lucinda Grant, 03 Oct 1766; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
10. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WD-N27 : 3 December 2014), Oliver Grant in entry for Wellthye Grant, 05 Oct 1768; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
11. ↑ Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7WD-NHB : 3 December 2014), Oliver Grant in entry for Mary Grant, 08 Aug 1770; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
12. ↑ U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970. Viewable with paid subscription at Ancestry.com (goo.gl/Lktozl) On application page the following information appears "The above record may be found in (Record of service of Connecticut Men in War of Revolution, War of 1812, Mexican War, and compiled by authority of the General Assembly, Hartford, Conn. 1889. Pages 78-165-424"
13. ↑ Johnston, Henry Phelps, 1842-1923, Connecticut, Adjutant-General's Office (1889); Record of service of Connecticut men in the I. War of the Revolution, II. War of 1812, III. Mexican War; Published by the Adjutant-General's Office, Hartford, Connecticut; PG 78, 165, 424; Retrieved from: https://archive.org/details/waroftherevolution00recorich
14. ↑ Find A Grave Index, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVJ-GV7N : 13 December 2015), Oliver Grant, 1798; Burial, North Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States of America, Great Plain Cemetery; citing record ID 20785365, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

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