John Grosvenor (1711 - 1804)

Born 12 May 1711 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Hannah (Dressser) Grosvenor — married 7 May 1733 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 3 Feb 1804 at age 92 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut

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Biography

Capt. John Grosvenor performed Patriotic Service in Connecticut in the American Revolution.

John Grosvenor is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A048943.

John was born 12 May 1711 in Pomfret, Connecticut to parents Sergt. Ebenezer, Sr. and Anna (Marcy) Grosvenor. ^[1] John married Hannah Dresser abt 7 May 1733.^[2]

John served as Capt. in the French and Indian Wars (1755-1757) and the Rev. War. He served as Capt. of the Pomfret (Militia) Co. in the Crown Point Expedition under Lt. Dyer, Lt. Col. Nathaniel Tyler's Regiment, of which Israel Putnam was a second Lt. In 1763. John served as a delegate to the General Assembly in 1755 and 1763, selectman four times, Justice of the Peace for 3 years, and in 1781 he was chairman of a meeting to collect clothing for the Army. Served on the committee of Safety. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F749-3VD : 11 February 2018), John Grosvenor, 22 May 1711; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
2. ↑ Clarence Winthrop Bowen. The History of Woodstock Connecticut: Genealogies of Woodstock Families. American Antiquarian Society; 1943.
3. ↑ Lineage Book, 56th ed. (Harrisburg, Pa.: Washington, D.C. : The Society ; Harrisburg Pub. Co., 1906).

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• Find A Grave: Memorial #70927867