Erastus
Grant
Born in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts
Ancestors 
Son of Alexander D. Grant
and Miriam S. (Sexton) Grant
Brother of
John Grant [half], Alexander Grant [half], Jane (Grant) Hale [half], Elizabeth (Grant) Burnley [half], David Bliss [half], Robert Grant [half], Peter Grant [half], Judith Grant [half] and William Grant [half]
Husband of
Eunice (Sackett) Grant
— married
4 May 1801 in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Descendants 
Father of
Ralph Grant, Seth Grant, James Grant, Jane (Grant) Bull, Charles W. Grant and Miriam Sexton (Grant) Bull
Died
at age 91
in Westfield, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Aug 2017
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Biography
Erastus Grant, born 28 Jul 1774 @ Westfield, Massachusetts was the first child of Alexander Grant & Miriam (Sexton) Grant. He passed away on Nov 26, 1865.
He married 4 May 1801 at Westfield, Massachusetts, Eunice Sackett [b. 25 Apr 1779 @ Westfield, daughter of Stephen Sackett & Eunice]. They had 8 children.
Erastus Grant was a cabinet maker and furniture dealer. He was known as a man of great energy and iron will, esteemed for his integrity and consistent Christian character.
Sources
- MA Town & Vital Records
- Grant, Arthur. The Grant Family, A Genealogical History of the Descendants of Matthew Grant of Windsor, Conn. (A.V. Haight, Poughkeepsie, N.Y., 1898); pp. 32, 64: https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/32/mode/1up; https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/64/mode/1up
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- Geoff Grant
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Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 111 markers, haplogroup R-A15177, FTDNA kit #293999
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~0.39%
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