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Jesse Root Grant 1794 – 1873 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 JAN 1794

Birth Location: Deerfield, Ohio

Death Date: 29 JUN 1873

Death Location: Covington, Kentucky

Father: Captain Grant

Mother: Rachel Kelly

Spouse(s): Hannah Simpson

Children(s): Gen Grant, Samuel Grant, Margaret Grant, Clara Grant, Virginia Grant, Orvil Grant, Harold Grant

Jesse Root Grant was born in 1794 in Deerfield, Ohio, the child of Captain Noah Grant and Rachel Miller Kelly. Jesse Root Grant married Hannah Simpson, and had children including Gen Ulysses S Grant, Samuel Simpson Grant, Margaret Elizabeth Grant, Clara Rachel Grant, Virginia Paine Grant, Orvil Lynch Grant, Harold Lockwood Grant. Jesse Root Grant passed away in 1873 in Covington, Kentucky.

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Biography

  • Jesse Root Grant was born in 1794 in Deerfield, Ohio, the child of Captain Noah Grant and Rachel Miller Kelly.
  • Jesse Root Grant married Hannah Simpson, and had children including Gen Ulysses S Grant, Samuel Simpson Grant, Margaret Elizabeth Grant, Clara Rachel Grant, Virginia Paine Grant, Orvil Lynch Grant, Harold Lockwood Grant.
  • Jesse Root Grant passed away in 1873 in Covington, Kentucky.

Immediate Family

Parents

Captain Grant
1748 – 1819
Birth Location: Connecticut
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Rachel Kelly
1750 – 1805
Birth Location: Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
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Spouses(s)

Hannah Simpson
1798 – 1883
Birth Location: Montgomery Co. Penn.
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Children(s)

Gen Grant
1822 – 1885
Birth Location: Point Pleasent, Ohio, USA
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Samuel Grant
1825 –
Birth Location: Georgetown, Ohio
SG
Margaret Grant
1826 – 1898
Birth Location: Ohio, United States
MG
Clara Grant
1828 –
Birth Location: Point Pleasent, Ohio
CG
Virginia Grant
1832 –
Birth Location: Georgetown, Ohio
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Orvil Grant
1835 –
Birth Location: Georgetown, Ohio
OG
Harold Grant
1837 –
Birth Location: –
HG

Jesse Grant's Ancestors

Self
Jesse Grant
1794 – 1873
Birth Place: Deerfield, Ohio
Parents
Captain Noah Grant
1748 – 1819
Connecticut
Rachel (Miller) Kelly
1750 – 1805
Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
Grandparents
Captain (Noah) Grant
1718 – 1756
Grants Hill, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Susannah Delano
1724 – 1806
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Captain Delano,
1680 – 1752
Amy Hatch
1687 – 1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Lt Lano,
1647 – 1720
Mercy Warren
1658 – 1727

Jesse Grant's Descendants

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Jesse (Root) Grant (23 JAN 1794 – 29 JUN 1873) m. Hannah Simpson (23 NOV 1798 – 11 May 1883)
  1. 1. Gen (Ulysses S) Grant (27 April 1822 – 23 July 1885)
  2. 2. Samuel (Simpson) Grant (23 SEP 1825 – )
  3. 3. Margaret (Elizabeth) Grant (1826 – 24 Jan 1898)
  4. 4. Clara (Rachel) Grant (11 DEC 1828 – )
  5. 5. Virginia (Paine) Grant (20 FEB 1832 – )
  6. 6. Orvil (Lynch) Grant (15 MAY 1835 – )
  7. 7. Harold (Lockwood) Grant (1837 – )

Jesse Grant's Timeline

2 Records

1794
23 JAN 1794
Birth of Jesse Root Grant in Deerfield, Ohio
Deerfield, Ohio
1873
29 JUN 1873
Age 79
Death of Jesse Root Grant in Covington, Kentucky
Covington, Kentucky

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 JAN 1794
    Event Place: Deerfield, Ohio

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 JUN 1873
    Event Place: Covington, Kentucky
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