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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 later married Hannah Simpson, and together they raised children including Gen Ulysses S Grant, Samuel Simpson Grant, Margaret Elizabeth Grant, Clara Rachel Grant, Virginia Paine Grant, Orvil Lynch Grant and Harold Lockwood Grant. In 1873, Jesse Root Grant passed away in Covington, Kentucky.

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Parents

Captain Grant
1748 – 1819
Birth Location: Connecticut
CG
Rachel Kelly
1750 – 1805
Birth Location: Greensburg, Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
RK

Spouses(s)

Hannah Simpson
1798 – 1883
Birth Location: Montgomery Co. Penn.
HS

Children(s)

Gen Grant
1822 – 1885
Birth Location: Point Pleasent, Ohio, USA
GG
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
VG
Orvil Grant
1835 –
Birth Location: Georgetown, Ohio
OG
Harold Grant
1837 –
Birth Location: –
HG

Sources

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

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

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