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William Grant 1732 – 1798 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1732

Birth Location: Newburgh, Dorset, England

Death Date: 1798

Death Location: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England

Father: Alexander Grant

Mother: Elizabeth Chisholm

Spouse(s): Anne Newton

Children(s): Virtue Grant

William Grant was born in Newburgh, Dorset, England in 1732, to Alexander Grant and Elizabeth Chisholm. Later in life, William Grant married Anne Newton; among their children were Virtue Grant. William Grant died in Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England, 1798.

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Parents

Alexander Grant
1695 – 1771
Birth Location: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England .
AG
Elizabeth Chisholm
1700 – 1762
Birth Location: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England .
EC

Spouses(s)

Anne Newton
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Virtue Grant
1775 – 1855
Birth Location: –
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Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1732
    Event Place: Newburgh, Dorset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1799
    Event Place: East Knighton, Dorset, England
    Record Source: Dorset, England, Wills and Probates, 1565-1858, Dorset History Centre; Dorchester, England, UK; Reference Number: Ad/Dt/W/1799; Event Record Number: 69

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Chaldon Herring, Dorset, England
    Record Source: England, Select Marriages, 1538-1973

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 1798
    Event Place: Winfrith Newburgh, Dorset, England
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