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Alva Anson Grant 1856–1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jan 1856

Birth Location: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA

Death Date: 6 Apr 1920

Death Location: Moland Township, Clay County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Jarvis Grant

Mother: Elizabeth PENNINGTON

Spouse(s): Julia Pennington

Children(s): Sadie Grant, Faye Grant, Theresa Grant, Marion Grant, Paul Grant, Isabel Courtney, George Grant

In 1856, Alva Anson Grant entered the world in Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA, born to Jarvis Allan Grant And Elizabeth Pennington. In 1880, Alva Anson Grant resided in Clay, Minnesota, USA. Alva Anson Grant married Julia Mina Pennington, and had children including Faye Alyce Grant, George W Grant, Isabel Gwendolyn Courtney, Marion Pennington Grant, Paul Grant, Sadie Augusta Grant, Theresa Pennington Grant. Alva Anson Grant passed away in 1920 in Moland Township, Clay County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1856, Alva Anson Grant entered the world in Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA, born to Jarvis Allan Grant And Elizabeth Pennington.
  • In 1880, Alva Anson Grant resided in Clay, Minnesota, USA.
  • Alva Anson Grant married Julia Mina Pennington, and had children including Faye Alyce Grant, George W Grant, Isabel Gwendolyn Courtney, Marion Pennington Grant, Paul Grant, Sadie Augusta Grant, Theresa Pennington Grant.
  • Alva Anson Grant passed away in 1920 in Moland Township, Clay County, Minnesota, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Alva Grant's Ancestors

Self
Alva Grant
1856–1920
Birth Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Parents
Jarvis Allan Grant
1831–1917
Fredericton, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Elizabeth PENNINGTON
1830–1906
Queensbury, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Grandparents
William Grant
1787–1879
Saint Marys, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Hannah White
1789–1837
Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA
James (L) Pennington
1799–1888
New Brunswick, Canada
Mary (Ann) Gallop
1809–1878
Prince William Parish, York Co., New Brunswick
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Grant
1760–1830
Nancy Nichols
1771–1856
William White
1759–1843
Elizabeth Sisson
1778–1862
James Pennington
1760–1807
Mary Price
1772–1859
Samuel Gallop
1762–1852
Mary Hubbell
1789–1855
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Grant
1740–1787
Prudence Hobart
1740–
Thomas White
1737–1816
Dorothea Brass
1740–1816
John Sisson
1738–1780
Elizabeth Briggs
1735–1810
John Pennington
1733–1786
Jane Lawrenson
1740–1797
Edmund Price
1735–1786
Jane Webb
1738–1814
Hannah SAVEL
1741–1780
Ammon Hubbell
1759–1848
Mary Sherman
1756–1823

Alva Grant's Descendants

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Alva (Anson) Grant (10 Jan 1856–6 Apr 1920) m. Julia (Mina) Pennington (25 Oct 1862–22 Feb 1921)
  1. 1. Sadie (Augusta) Grant 1891–1975
  2. 2. Faye (Alyce) Grant 1893–1960 m. Frank (Miles) Crume 1894–1983
    1. 1. Helen (Faye) DeGeneres 1920–1983
    2. 2. Merton (Gordon) Crume 1918–2005
    3. 3. Grant (Roswell) Crume 1916–1987 m. Florence Crume 1921–
    4. 4. Bradley (Barton) Crume 1925–
  3. 3. Theresa (Pennington) Grant 1895–1963 m. Gordon Bergeson 1898–1976
  4. 4. Marion (Pennington) Grant 1897–1961 m. Oliver (Beryl) Bailey 1887–1965
    1. 1. Alva (B) Bailey 1925–
  5. 5. Paul Grant 1900–1973 m. Nora (Emelia) Grant 1898–1986
  6. 6. Isabel (Gwendolyn) Courtney 1903–1954 m. Alvin (P.) Courtney 1900–1982
    1. 1. William (John) Courtney 1933–2015
  7. 7. George (W) Grant 1898–1899

Alva Grant's Timeline

3 Records

1856
10 Jan 1856
Birth of Alva Anson Grant in Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA
Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA
1880
1880
Age 24
Alva Anson Grant resided here in Clay, Minnesota, USA
Clay, Minnesota, USA
1920
6 Apr 1920
Age 64
Death of Alva Anson Grant in Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA
Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jan 1856
    Event Place: Houlton, Aroostook, Maine, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Minnesota; Roll: 617; Page: 519D; Enumeration District: 189
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Clay, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Clay, Minnesota; Roll: 617; Page: 519D; Enumeration District: 189

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Apr 1920
    Event Place: Fargo, Cass, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moland Township, Clay County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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