Looking for Father of Mary E. (Grinn) Stewart and the maiden name of of her mother, Unis Grinn.

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I found an 1880 Census in Springport, Cayuga County, New York for the household of Archibald and Mary E. Stewart. With Unis Grinn listed as Archibald's Mother-in-Law. I would love any more information that could be provided.

Also. I suspect Unis may also be listed as Eunice in other records, and that Grinn may also possibly be a misspelling of the original surname. Both Mary E. and Unis are listed as being born in Massachusetts

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Mary Bryant

 in the Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

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Name:	Mary Bryant
Event Type:	Marriage
Marriage Place:	Ashfield, Massachusetts
Spouse Name:	Archibald Stewart

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Here is Unis/Eunice in 1870

James Stewart

 in the 1870 United States Federal Census

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Name:	James Stewart
Age in 1870:	26
Birth Year:	abt 1844
Birthplace:	New York
Dwelling Number:	179
Home in 1870:	Springport, Cayuga, New York
Race:	White
Gender:	Male
Post Office:	Union Springs
Occupation:	Carpenter
Male Citizen over 21:	Y
Inferred Father:	Archie Stewart
Inferred Mother:	Mary E Stewart
Household Members:	Name Age Archie Stewart 63 Mary E Stewart 52 James Stewart 26 Catherine Stewart 22 George E Stewart 21 Eunice Gern 75

Answer 1

Hopefully the following will be helpful to further your search...

Based upon the Husband's Findagrave information, i had located the following with the same/similar location of Death.

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74942296

https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/19653763?h=bb9f88

Regarding the "Grinn" Surname, I see that example of where it was based upon, but after looking into this a bit, I believe that the actual Surname is "Bryant".

I did locate the following information that reflects this too...

https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/19653971?h=210053

https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/19653980?h=ee695b

... I also believe that the Grinn Surname for Unis is either her Maiden name (less likely, but possible) or the Surname for a second+ Spouse after her marriage to Mary's father (for a number of of reasons).

There's also the possibility of Unis being Mary's Stepmother as I've seen a Step-Parent marked as a parent for dated documents as well.

I hope this was helpful in some way for you! :-)

~Brian Kerr

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This is some good evidence. And apparently, another profile exists for Mary Bryant on wikitree already with a different mother listed. So are you thinking the step-mother is who is listed? The other profile has her being being born about 1811 in ashfield, massachusetts.

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