John
Grant
Born in Jersey
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Margaret (Besom) Grant
— married
about 1780 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at about age 67
in Greenfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Aug 2018
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Biography
John Grant was born in 1753 in Isle of Jersey, England.
Lieutenant John Grant served with Col. Thomas Crafts' Regiment of Artillery, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.
John Grant is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A047054.
During the American Revolution was a Lieutenant, Capt. Thomas Melville's (2d) co., Col. Thomas Crafts's (Artillery) regt. [1] [2]
John married Margaret Besom in 1780.
Their children were:
- Sarah (Grant) Dutton, b. 1779.
- James Grant, b. 1790.
- Joseph Bunnell Grant, b. 1797.
John died on 22 Jun 1820 in Greenfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States aged ~67.
Sources
- Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2022-08-22), "Record of John Grant", Ancestor # A047054.
- Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55819970/john-grant: accessed 05 September 2022), memorial page for John Grant (1753–22 Jun 1820), Find A Grave: Memorial #55819970, citing Old Meeting House Cemetery, Greenfield, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by JanisCJ (contributor 47095198) .
- Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896); Vol. 6, p. 730-1
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