Grant Family Roots and Jesse R. Grant in Georgetown
The article traces the Grants from Scotland to Dorchester and Windsor, detailing Matthew Grant’s voyage to America in 1730 and tracing descendants to Jesse Root Grant born 1794 in Westmoreland County Pennsylvaia. It notes his son President Ulysses S Grant and the family’s early Ohio and Georgetown connections. Jesse R. Grant’s character and local political activity are described along with his schooldays and cadetship path.
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Brown County Publishing Co
Georgetown
Grant
Scotland
Matthew Grant
Dorsetshire
England
Mary and
John
Dorchester
Massachusetts Bay Colony
Windsor
Connecticut
Samuel Grant
Matthew
Mary Porter
Samuel and
Mary (Porter) Grant
Grace Minor
Jesse Root Grant
United States
Westmoreland County
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Ohio River
Jesse Grant
White House
Waldschmidt House Hosts Tours During Grant Celebration
The Christian Waldschmidt House DAR at 7567 Milford Glendale Road Camp Dennison opens Sundays April 1 to November 1 and Saturdays June 1 to September 1 from 1 to 5 p.m. Hostess Mrs. William Monter will greet visitors April 30 for guided tours. Judge James A. Marshall, Georgetown attorney, was a Grant cousin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Waldschmidt House
Milford Glendale Road
Camp Dennison
William Monter
James A. Marshall
Georgetown
Grant
Grant’s daring ride into Chapultepec castle
During the Mexican War, Lt. Grant rode a horse up a steep castle slope to reach a commander at Chapultepec. Finding no spot to tie, he kept the saddle and slipped down stone steps to hitch the horse. He then rode out, claiming I rode him in and I will ride him out, sir.
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Grant
Castle
Chapultepec
Reticent Pioneer’s Legacy From Sterling Family
The text recalls Hannah Simp son, described as a noble, strong character from a sterling American pioneer family. It credits her with shaping her son’s remarkable capacity for reticence through integrity, truthfulness, and independence of mind.
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Hannah Simpson
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Orum
Rothiemurchus
Samuel
Noah Grant
Grace (Minor) Grant
Martha Huntington
Noah
Martha (Huntington) Grant
Tolland
Susannah Delano
Jesse
Noah and
Susannah (Delano) Grant
Coventry
Rachel Kelly
Doylestown
Frederick
Vicksburg
Big Black River
South Water Street
Jesse R. Grant
Gen. Hamer
Congress
Harper's Weekly
Manon
Ulysses St. Grant
Pt. Pleasant
Warren G. Harding
Clermont County
Bethel
Richard Nixon
John Gilligan
Hugh L. Nichols
Batavia
Ohio Supreme Court
Harold D. Nichols
Cincinnati
Tour Waldschmidt House
John D. White and
Thomas Upham
Clermont Courier
Span
Stanley J. Rafale
Optometrist
Main Batavia
Batavia Paint & Wallpaper
Main St
J. P. Uihlein
Milford
Cemetery Road
Fred CG. Carlisle
Jackson High School
Ohio State University
United Methodist Church
B.P.C.E. Ellis and
Trowel Lodge No
Carlisle
America
Fred C. Carlisle
Warren F. Gilliland
Oak Hill
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