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Ulysses S. Grant 1822–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 APR 1822

Birth Location: Point Pleasant, Clermont, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 23 JUL 1885

Death Location: Grants Tomb, Riverside Park, New York, New York, New York, USA

Father: Jesse Grant

Mother: Hannah Simpson

Spouse(s): Julia Dent

Children(s): Frederick Grant, Ulysses II, Ellen Grant, Jesse Grant

The story of Ulysses S. Grant began in 1822 in Point Pleasant, Clermont, Ohio, USA. In 1869, Ulysses S. Grant was employed in Washington, District of Columbia, USA. Ulysses S. Grant married Julia Boggs Dent, and had children including Ellen Wrenshall Grant, Frederick Dent Grant, Jesse Root Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant Ii. Ulysses S. Grant passed away in 1885 in Grants Tomb, Riverside Park, New York, New York, New York, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Ulysses S. Grant began in 1822 in Point Pleasant, Clermont, Ohio, USA.
  • In 1869, Ulysses S. Grant was employed in Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
  • Ulysses S. Grant married Julia Boggs Dent, and had children including Ellen Wrenshall Grant, Frederick Dent Grant, Jesse Root Grant, Ulysses Simpson Grant Ii.
  • Ulysses S. Grant passed away in 1885 in Grants Tomb, Riverside Park, New York, New York, New York, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Ulysses Grant's Ancestors

Self
Ulysses Grant
1822–1885
Birth Place: Point Pleasant, Clermont, Ohio, USA
Parents
Jesse Root Grant
1794–1873
Hannah Simpson
1798–1883
Grandparents
Noah (Delano) Grant
1748–1819
Anna (Buell) Richardson
1752–1794
Great-Grandparents
Noah Grant
1718–1756
Susanna Delano
1724–1806
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Noah Grant
1693–1727
Martha Huntington
1695–1779

Ulysses Grant's Descendants

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Ulysses (S.) Grant (27 APR 1822–23 JUL 1885) m. Julia (Boggs) Dent (16 FEB 1826–14 DEC 1902)
  1. 1. Frederick (Dent) Grant 1850–1912 m. Ida (Marie) Honore 1854–1930
  2. 2. Ulysses (Simpson Grant) II 1852–1929 m. Fannie (Josephine) Chaffee 1857–1909 m. America (Rosa) Workman 1878–1942
    1. 1. Chaffee Grant 1883–1940
    2. 2. Fannie (C) Grant 1889–1924
    3. 3. Julia (Dent) Grant 1885–1964
    4. 4. Miriam Grant 1881–1940
    5. 5. Ulysses (Simpson Grant) III 1893–1977
  3. 3. Ellen (Wrenshall) Grant 1855–1922 m. Algernon (Charles Frederick) Sartoris 1851–1893 m. Frank (Hatch) Jones –1922
  4. 4. Jesse (Root) Grant 1858–1934 m. Elizabeth Chapman 1858–1945 m. Lillian Burns 1864–1924

Ulysses Grant's Timeline

3 Records

1822
27 APR 1822
Birth of Ulysses S. Grant in Point Pleasant, Clermont, Ohio, USA
Point Pleasant, Clermont, Ohio, USA
1869
4 MAR 1869
Age 47
Ulysses S. Grant was employed in Washington, District of Columbia, USA
Washington, District of Columbia, USA
1885
23 JUL 1885
Age 63
Death of Ulysses S. Grant in Mount McGregor, Moreau, Saratoga, New York, USA
Mount McGregor, Moreau, Saratoga, New York, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 APR 1822
    Event Place: Point Pleasant, Clermont, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1869
    Event Place: Washington, District of Columbia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 JUL 1885
    Event Place: Mount McGregor, Moreau, Saratoga, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Grants Tomb, Riverside Park, New York, New York, New York, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index

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