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Peter Grow (1763 - 1837)

Peter Grow
Born in Oxford, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Baymap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married 29 Jan 1789 in Turnbridge, Orange, Vermont, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 1804 [location unknown]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 73 in Chester, Meigs, Ohio, United Statesmap
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Biography

Peter Grow [1] was born 30 April 1763 in Oxford, Worcester County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, to parents John Grow and Mary Farrington.[2]

DAR Ancestor #: A048018

  • Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank(s): PRIVATE
  • Birth: 4-30-1763 OXFORD MASSACHUSETTS
  • Death: 3-13-1837 CHESTER OHIO
  • Pension Number: *S18425
  • Service Description: 1) CAPT KING, COL MARSHALL

Peter Grow married first Diana Tracy who died young. Next, he married Diana's sister Deborah who also died young. Third he married a widow, Lucy Branch Eddy, and 4th Euphemia Brown. He also was married to Hannah Shepardson Grow (who is listed on Peter's FAG Memoria).

Peter had six children before his move from Vermont to Ohio.

1822-1827: Peter Grow served as associate judge of the common pleas court.

1824: Peter Grow is listed as Secretary of the Union Lodge in 1824.

1825: Meigs Co (Ohio) Masons listed Peter GROW as one of a dozen names on their charter 12 June. page 439: Evidently the Chester Lodge official name was "Union" because of the Masonic records [3]

Peter Grow passed away 13 Mar 1837 in Chester, Meigs, Ohio, United States. [4]

Sources

  1. Birth In church record; "Groo" in town records
  2. Vital Records of Oxford, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Vital Records Project: Births, page 50.
  3. George O. Braatz, P.G.M. Grand Secretary Grand Lodge of Ohio written on February 11, 2002
  4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94165088/peter-grow




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Grow-333 and Grow-55 appear to represent the same person because: There are many identical details in their profiles.

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