Stephen Grant (1776 - 1813)

Born 16 Apr 1776 in Lebanon, York, Maine

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia (Smith) Grant — married 5 Nov 1803 in Lyman, Maine

Descendants

Died 7 Jul 1813 at age 37 in Lost at Sea

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Biography

Stephen was baptized on May 19th, 1776 in Lebanon, York, Maine though his children all stated he was born in Kennebunk.

He was a mariner by trade and in the year of 1800, the schooner he owned with Stephen Wise and William Hubbard, the Paragon, was the scene of a French assault on American Shipping industry. After they departed St. Vincent in December and headed home to Kennebunk, their ship and goods were seized by a French privateer. The majority of their crew was replaced but the few remaining men, including Stephen Grant, overthrew their captors by force and regained full control of the ship.

Stephen was lost at sea on July 7th, 1813 leaving his wife with 5 young children not counting the twins she was pregnant with at the time.

Sources

• Maine Birth Records, 1621-1922
• The French Assault on American Shipping, 1793-1813: A History and Comprehensive Record of Merchant Marine Losses by Greg Williams, 2009.
• Maine Marriages, 1771-1907," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4XB-8MK : 4 December 2014), Stephen Grant and Lydia Smith, 05 Nov 1803; citing Baptist,Lyman,York,Maine, reference ; FHL microfilm 12,834.
• The New England Historical & Genealogical Register, 1847-2011, Volume 95, Page 195.
• Maine Death and Burials, 1841-1910.
• Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915