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Joseph Grant 1716 – 1779 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Jun 1716

Birth Location: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 1779

Death Location: Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Joseph Grant

Mother: Dorothy Allen

Spouse(s): Rosamond Garnsey

Children(s): Shubael Grant

Joseph Grant was born in 1716 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Joseph Grant and Dorothy Allen. Joseph Grant married Rosamond Garnsey, and had children including Shubael Grant. Joseph Grant passed away in 1779 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Grant was born in 1716 in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, the child of Joseph Grant and Dorothy Allen.
  • Joseph Grant married Rosamond Garnsey, and had children including Shubael Grant.
  • Joseph Grant passed away in 1779 in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Grant
1691 – 1756
Birth Location: Boston, Massachusetts
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Dorothy Allen
1688 – 1760
Birth Location: Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
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Spouses(s)

Rosamond Garnsey
1721 – 1790
Birth Location: Rehoboth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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Children(s)

Shubael Grant
1743 – 1830
Birth Location: Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
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Joseph Grant's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Grant
1716 – 1779
Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Joseph Grant
1691 – 1756
Boston, Massachusetts
Dorothy Allen
1688 – 1760
Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
Joseph Grant
1660 – 1705
Boston
Hannah Dassett
1666 – 1697
Braintree, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Grant
1637 – 1682
Sarah Weare
1629 – 1690
John Dassett
1630 – 1699
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edward Grant
1610 – 1660
Abigail Grant
1605 – 1660
Elizabeth Burkett
1607 – 1659
John Dassett
1610 – 1677

Joseph Grant's Descendants

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Joseph Grant (7 Jun 1716 – 1779) m. Rosamond Garnsey (1721 – 4 Oct 1790)
  1. 1. Shubael Grant (23 Jan 1743 – 5 Sep 1830) m. Elizabeth Thurber (24 Jan 1741 – Jul 1803)
    1. 1. John Grant (10 Jan 1766 – bef 1839) m. Barbara Amesbury (1761 – 1 Apr 1839)
      1. 1. Sylvester Grant (6 Aug 1790 – 4 Jun 1854) m. Elizabeth ("Betsey") Goff (2 Oct 1790 – 26 Sep 1852)
        1. 1. Sarah Grant (1821-09-20 – 1900-10-26) m. Caleb Corey (1820-09-14 – 1894-12-01)

Joseph Grant's Timeline

3 Records

1716
7 Jun 1716
Birth of Joseph Grant in Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
1740
10 May 1740
Age 24
Joseph Grant was married in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
1779
1779
Age 63
Death of Joseph Grant in Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Jun 1716
    Event Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 May 1740
    Event Place: Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1779
    Event Place: Barrington, Bristol, Rhode Island, United States
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