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Silence Grant 1703–1747 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 December 1703

Birth Location: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Death Date: 13 February 1747

Death Location: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Father: Ebenezer Williams

Mother: Mary Wheeler

Spouse(s): Oliver Grant

Children(s): Bridget Billings, Eunice Grant, Mary Grant, Joshua Grant, Oliver Grant, Sarah Grant, Silence Grant

Silence Grant was born in 1703 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Ebenezer Williams And Mary Wheeler. In 1729, Silence Grant resided in Stonington. Silence Grant married Oliver Grant, and had children including Bridget Miner Billings, Eunice Grant, Joshua Grant, Mary Grant, Oliver Grant, Sarah Grant, Silence Grant. Silence Grant passed away in 1747 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Silence Grant was born in 1703 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America, the child of Ebenezer Williams And Mary Wheeler.
  • In 1729, Silence Grant resided in Stonington.
  • Silence Grant married Oliver Grant, and had children including Bridget Miner Billings, Eunice Grant, Joshua Grant, Mary Grant, Oliver Grant, Sarah Grant, Silence Grant.
  • Silence Grant passed away in 1747 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Ebenezer Williams
1666–1747
Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
EW
Mary Wheeler
1668–1709
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
MW

Spouses(s)

Oliver Grant
1703–1757
Birth Location: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
OG

Children(s)

Bridget Billings
1727–1762
Birth Location: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
BB
Eunice Grant
1734–1762
Birth Location: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, USA
EG
Mary Grant
1737–1792
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
MG
Joshua Grant
1732–1788
Birth Location: Groton, New London, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
JG
Oliver Grant
1729–1798
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
OG
Sarah Grant
1739–1801
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Silence Grant
1731–1771
Birth Location: Stonington, New London, British Colonial America, Connecticut, USA
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Silence Grant's Ancestors

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Silence Grant
1703–1747
Birth Place: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Parents
Ebenezer Williams
1666–1747
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Mary Wheeler
1668–1709
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Silence Grant's Descendants

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Silence Grant (8 December 1703–13 February 1747) m. Oliver Grant (3 Sep 1703–4 May 1757)
  1. 1. Bridget (Miner) Billings 1727–1762 m. Stephen (Billings) Sr 1723–1814
    1. 1. Stephen (Wheeling Billings) Jr 1750–1798
    2. 2. Bridget (Billings) Ledyard 1754–1824
    3. 3. Eunice (Williams) Billings 1762–1762
    4. 4. Andrew Billings 1760–1781
    5. 5. Catherine Billings 1758–
    6. 6. Hannah Billings 1748–1814
    7. 7. Stephen Billings 1748–1850
  2. 2. Eunice Grant 1734–1762 m. Collins York 1722–1788
    1. 1. Prince ((Prentice) Crosley (Griswold)) Slave 1754–1818
    2. 2. Eunice York 1756–1777
    3. 3. Collins York 1758–1795
    4. 4. Oliver York 1762–1826
  3. 3. Mary Grant 1737–1792 m. Ichabod Palmer 1730–1819
    1. 1. Prudence (Palmer) * 1769–1851
    2. 2. Peleg Palmer 1761–1817
    3. 3. Eunice Palmer 1780–1852
    4. 4. Lydia (Palmer) Brown 1766–1815
  4. 4. Joshua Grant 1732–1788 m. Sarah Breed 1735–1811
    1. 1. Amos Grant 1765–1821
    2. 2. Silence Grant 1758–1825
    3. 3. Gilbert Grant 1768–1820
    4. 4. Deborah Grant 1773–1839
    5. 5. Nathan Grant 1779–1843
    6. 6. Lucy Grant 1776–1853
    7. 7. Joshua Grant 1756–1825
    8. 8. Esther Grant 1760–1803
    9. 9. Eunice Grant 1763–1835
    10. 10. Mary (Grant) Holmes 1771–1817
  5. 5. Oliver Grant 1729–1798 m. Anna (Borodel) Billings 1732–1780
    1. 1. Lucinda Grant 1766–1847
    2. 2. Polly (Billings Grant) ✳️ 1770–1856
    3. 3. Bridget (Billings Grant) ✳️ 1751–1818
    4. 4. Miner (Billings Grant) ✳️ 1756–1828
    5. 5. Wealthy (Billings Grant) ✳️ 1768–1831
    6. 6. Daniel Grant 1772–1842
    7. 7. Ephraim Grant 1764–
    8. 8. Oliver Grant 1754–1832
    9. 9. Phebe Grant 1762–1827
    10. 10. Rebecca Grant 1759–
    11. 11. Wheeler Grant 1751–
  6. 6. Sarah Grant 1739–1801 m. William Walworth 1734–1781
    1. 1. William Walworth 1762–1824
    2. 2. Gilbert Walworth 1757–1820
    3. 3. James Walworth 1760–1801
    4. 4. Abigail Walworth 1763–
    5. 5. Sarah Walworth 1761–1778
    6. 6. James Walworth 1772–1841
  7. 7. Silence Grant 1731–1771 m. John (Breed) III 1729–1780
    1. 1. Oliver Breed 1757–1834
    2. 2. Sarah Breed 1756–1801
    3. 3. John Breed 1752–1803
    4. 4. Reuben Breed 1758–1759
    5. 5. Samuel Breed 1765–1827
    6. 6. Mercy Breed 1769–1800
    7. 7. Mary Breed 1751–1784
    8. 8. Walter Breed 1771–
    9. 9. Prentice Breed 1761–1816
    10. 10. Eunice Breed 1763–1816

Silence Grant's Timeline

4 Records

1703
8 December 1703
Birth of Silence Grant in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
1729
18 Mar 1729
Age 26
Silence Grant was married in North Stonington, Connecticut, USA
North Stonington, Connecticut, USA
1729
Abt 1729/1730
Age 26
Silence Grant resided here in Stonington
Stonington
1747
13 February 1747
Age 44
Death of Silence Grant in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 December 1703
    Event Place: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 18 Mar 1729
    Event Place: North Stonington, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1729/1730
    Event Place: Stonington
    Record Source: Connecticut, U.S., Town Marriage Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Connecticut
    Record Source: Biographical Record of Tolland and Windham Counties, Connecticut

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 February 1747
    Event Place: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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