Reuben Grant (1763 - 1834)

Born 21 Aug 1763 in East Windsor, Connecticut

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Died 1 Sep 1834 at age 71 in Port Hope, Ontario

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Biography

Reuben Grant, born 21 Aug 1763 at East Windsor, Connecticut, was the sixth child of Mabel Easton & Aaron Grant.

He married in Connecticut (spouse's name not yet evident), with whom he had 7 children.

This family was quite itinerant, as evidenced by the birth, marriage, and death locations of their children, as well as the final resting place of Reuben and his wife:

1. Horace Grant, b. in Connecticut; resided in Canada, Michigan, Illinois
2. Orrin Grant; resided in Chicago, Illinois; d. Buffalo, New York
3. James Grant, b. @ Norwich, Connecticut; married 1) Anna Hurlburt; 2) Nov 1847 @ Port Hope, Ontario, Susan Hawkins
4. Reuben Pitkin Grant, b. 20 Jul 1795 @ New Haven, Connecticut; married 25 Jul 1820 Elizabeth Wetherell; d. 3 Sep 1854 @ Port Hope, Ontario
5. Whitney Grant, b. 1798 in Connecticut; married @ Port Hope, Ontario, Clarissa Calender; d. Aug 1884 @ Conneaut, Ohio
6. John Grant, b. 7 Oct 1800 @ Windsor, Connecticut; married 1) 4 Jun 1823 @ Torrington, Connecticut, Cynthia Payn of Southold, New York, who died 25 Aug 1824; 2) 24 May 1825 Elizabeth Vining; d. 7 Apr 1862 @ Malta, Illinois
7. Anna Grant; married @ Port Hope, Ontario, Jacob Merkley; d. @ Port Hope, Ontario

Reuben Grant died 1 Sep 1834 at Port Hope, Ontario. His wife died 10 years later, in 1844, also at Port Hope, Ontario.

Sources

• The Grant Family: A genealogical History of the Decendents of Matthew Grant of windsor Ct 1601-1898; by Grant, Arthur Hastings 1865- Pub. 1898; p. 30: https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/30/mode/1up; p. 57: https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/57/mode/1up