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JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT 1739–1808 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Nov 1739 / 51*

Birth Location: Litchfield, Litchfield, CT, USA

Death Date: 27 Apr 1808*

Death Location: Orwell, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: Josiah Grant

Mother: Sarah Baker

Spouse(s): Lysena Woodruff, Ruth Whitmore

Children(s): Josiah Grant, Chauncey Grant, Almira Grant, Aurilla Grant, Cyprian Grant, Orin Grant, Rhoda Grant, Clarissa Grant, Ruth Grant

JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT was born in 1739 in Litchfield, Litchfield, CT, USA, the child of Josiah Grant And Sarah Baker. In 1781, JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT resided in Poultry, Rutland County, Vermont, USA. JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT married Lysena Woodruff, Ruth Whitmore, and had children including Almira Lucy Grant, Aurilla Grant, Chauncey Grant, Clarissa Grant, Cyprian A Grant, Josiah Woodruff Grant, Orin Grant, Rhoda Grant, Ruth Emily Grant. JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT passed away in 1808 in Orwell, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT was born in 1739 in Litchfield, Litchfield, CT, USA, the child of Josiah Grant And Sarah Baker.
  • In 1781, JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT resided in Poultry, Rutland County, Vermont, USA.
  • JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT married Lysena Woodruff, Ruth Whitmore, and had children including Almira Lucy Grant, Aurilla Grant, Chauncey Grant, Clarissa Grant, Cyprian A Grant, Josiah Woodruff Grant, Orin Grant, Rhoda Grant, Ruth Emily Grant.
  • JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT passed away in 1808 in Orwell, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

JOSIAH GRANT's Ancestors

Self
JOSIAH GRANT
1739–1808
Birth Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, CT, USA
Parents
Josiah Grant
1711–1789
Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Sarah Baker
1715–1785
Woodbury, Litchfield, CT, USA
Grandparents
Josiah Grant
1682–1762
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut
Sarah Cooke
1691–1777
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
JOHN BAKER
1681–1750
New London, New London, Connecticut, American Colonies
Elizabeth (WATERHOUSE) (WATROUS)
1647–1736
New London, Connecticut, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Grant
1642–1684
MARY Hull
1648–1720
John Cooke
1662–1711
Sarah Fiske
1664–1712
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Grant)
1601–1681
Lady John
1602–1644
Josiah Hull
1616–1675
Elizabeth Hull
1619–1675

JOSIAH GRANT's Descendants

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JOSIAH (III, Captain) GRANT (24 Nov 1739 / 51*–27 Apr 1808*) m. Lysena Woodruff (1758–06 Jan 1835) m. Ruth Whitmore (11 Aug 1747–15 Aug 1785)
  1. 1. Josiah (Woodruff) Grant 1788–1842
  2. 2. Chauncey Grant 1795–1877
  3. 3. Almira (Lucy) Grant 1790–1823
  4. 4. Aurilla Grant 1793–
  5. 5. Cyprian (A) Grant 1776–1815
  6. 6. Orin Grant 1777–
  7. 7. Rhoda Grant 1781–1843
  8. 8. Clarissa Grant 1783–1860
  9. 9. Ruth (Emily) Grant 1785–1845

JOSIAH GRANT's Timeline

6 Records

1739
24 Nov 1739 / 51*
Birth of JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT in Litchfield, Litchfield, CT, USA
Litchfield, Litchfield, CT, USA
1754
7 Jul 1754
Age 15
JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT was baptized in North Stonington, Connecticut, USA
North Stonington, Connecticut, USA
1781
1781
Age 42
JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT resided here in Poultry, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
Poultry, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
1790
2 Aug 1790
Age 51
JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT resided here in Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA
1800
1800-1891
Age 61
JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT resided here in Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
1808
27 Apr 1808*
Age 69
Death of JOSIAH III, Captain GRANT in (6) Orwell, Bradford, PA, USA
(6) Orwell, Bradford, PA, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Nov 1739 / 51*
    Event Place: Litchfield, Litchfield, CT, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 7 Jul 1754
    Event Place: North Stonington, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1781
    Event Place: Poultry, Rutland County, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: Vermont, U.S., Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1778-1840

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2 Aug 1790
    Event Place: Poultney, Rutland, Vermont, USA
    Record Source: 1790 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Washington, DC; First Census of the United States, 1790.; Year: 1790; Census Place: Poultney, Rutland, Vermont; Series: M637; Roll: 12; Page: 243; Family History Library Film: 0568152

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1800-1891
    Event Place: Bradford, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: History of Bradford County, Pennsylvania : with biographical selections

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Apr 1808*
    Event Place: (6) Orwell, Bradford, PA, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Orwell, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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