Loring Grant (1789 - 1870)

Born 25 Feb 1789 in Queens, New York

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Died 13 Sep 1870 at age 81 in Pentwater, Michigan

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Biography

Loring Grant, born 25 Feb 1789 in Queens, New York, was the third child of Hannah Tracy & Isaac Grant.

He married 4 Aug 1811 at Braintrim, Pennsylvania, Betsey Keeney [b. 6 Apr 1796 @ Braintrim, daughter of Joshua Keeney & Phebe Sturdevant]; d. 10 Jan 1867]. This family was evidently quite mobile, with their 12 children born across 8 locations in New York State:

1. Eliza Grant, b. 31 May 1812 @ Clarence, New York; married 31 May 1838 @ Auburn, New York, Randall Curtis; d. 26 Mar 1884 @ Grand Rapids, Michigan
2. William Cicero Grant, b. 17 Dec 1815 @ Smithville Flats, New York; married 1 Jan 1853 @ Detroit, Michigan, Amanda (Hunter) Brush [b. 15 May 1821, daughter of John West Hunter & Margaret Prindle; d. 12 Mar 1870 @ Detroit, Michigan]
3. Loring Kimberlin Grant, b. 14 May 1818; d. 7 Aug 1821 @ Geneva, New York
4. George Robert Grant, b. 14 Jul 1820 @ Reading, New York; married twice: 1) 28 Sep 1840 @ Homer, New York, Mary Dorsey Barney [b. 1823 @ Lyons, New York, daughter of Milton Barney & Sophia Dorsey]; 2) 10 Dec 1847 Mary Helen VanOrden [b. 27 Dec 1832 @ Moravia, New York, daughter of William VanOrden & Julia Ann Haight]; d. 22 Jun 1889 @ Rocklin, California
5. Emory Alfred Grant, b. 15 Jun 1823 @ Reading, New York; married 12 Apr 1853 @ Locust Grove, Kentucky, Ellen Elizabeth Clarke [daughter of Joseph Clarke & Harriet Julian]
6. Julia Letitia Grant, b. 8 Jul 1825 @ Caroline, New York; married twice: 1) 5 Jan (or Jun) 1842 @ Albion, Michigan, Reuben Richard Bass; divorced; married 2) 17 Jul 1867 @ Niles, Michigan, Martin E. Andrus
7. Marianne Grant, b. 26 May 1828 @ Erie, New York; d. 7 Jul 1828
8. Asbury McKendree Grant, b. 27 Oct 1829 @ Perry, New York; d. 9 Feb 1832
9. Cornelia Grant (twin), b. 14 Mar 1832 @ Lima, New York; d. 4 Feb 1834
10. Cordelia Grant (twin), b. 14 Mar 1832 @ Lima, New York; married 8 Aug 1849 @ Kalamazoo, Michigan, Benjamin Franklin Doughty [b. 11 Nov 1824 @ Schodack, New York, son of Charles Doughty & Mary ___; d. 6 Jun 1879 @ Sturgis, Michigan]
11. Asbury Loring Grant, b. 7 Jul 1834 @ Perry, New York; unmarried; d. 6 Feb 1857
12. Henry Bannister Grant, b. 12 Mar 1837 @ Auburn, New York; married 26 Feb 1863 @ Louisville, Kentucky, Maria Louisa Richardson [b. 21 Sep 1840 @ Louisville, Kentucky, daughter of Samuel Kirby Richardson & Rebecca Bradford Shanks]

Loring Grant was a celebrated pioneer minister and presiding elder of the Methodist Episcopal church. By his labor and influence, Genesee Wesleyan Seminary was established. Albion College also owes its existence to his zeal and unwearied labors. Loring Grant drew the plans, raised the funds, and superintended the erections of scores of churches. Several times he was a delegate to the General Conference of the M.E. church. He also served as chairman of the publishing committee of the Auburn Banner in 1837.

Loring Grant died 13 Sep 1870 at Pentwater, near Niles, Michigan.

Sources

• The Grant family: a genealogical history of the descendants of Matthew Grant, of Windsor, Conn. 1601-1898; by Grant, Arthur Hastings, 1865-; Published 1898; p. 51: https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/51/mode/1up; p. 107: https://archive.org/details/grantfamilygenea00gran/page/107/mode/1up