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  • ID: I934
  • Name: William GRANT
  • Sex: M
  • Change Date: 05 NOV 2010
  • Occupation: Lieutenant in the 1st Royal Carron Regiment, Carron Parish, Aberlour, Scotland. During the Seven Years War, he fought under General James Abercromby and was wounded at the Battle of Ticonderoga (1758), and fought under General Wolfe at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham (1759). As a soldier he earned the right to draw land and settle in Canada but he chose to return to Scotland under half-pay. William gave his eldest son Lewis "Power of Attorney" to draw land to which he, William, was entitled and never claimed. Two of William's sons went to the USA about the same time that Lewis came to Canada. 1 2 3
  • Birth: ABT 1746 in Parish of Aberlour, Carron, Morayshire, Scotland 1 4
  • Burial: Scotland 1
  • Death: 13 JUN 1810 in Gladhill, Urquhart, Elgin, Scotland
  • Note: (will dated 18 May 1803; proved 17 July 1811) 5
  • Will: 11 MAY 1804
  • Note: "I appoint my 1st dau Mary Grant my Ex'trix, & to have all goods, furniture, & all my personal estate. To my 1st son Lewis Grant of Upper Canada my knee-buckles, sword, pistols, & a guinea. To my 2d son Lachlan Grant my broadsword & a guinea. F50 a year due from Constitution Hill plantation in Antigua by bond of ... Dow, Esq., lodged with Rob't L. Appleyard, Esq., of Lincoln's Inn, & a bond of F637 c. I give to my 1st dau., she to pay to my 2d dau. Eliz. Grant, wife to Thos. Grant, Esq., in Nubben in the parish of Boharn, co. Moray, F200 S." 6



    Father: Alexander GRANT Esq. of Auchterblair (clan Allen)
    Mother: Mary GRANT of Lurg

    Marriage 1 Catherine GRANT b: ABT 1748 in Wester Elchies, Scotland
    • Married: NOV 1769 in Greenburn, Scotland 1 7
    Children
    1. Has No Children James GRANT b: ABT 1770
    2. Has Children Lewis GRANT b: 1771 in Parish of Aberlour, Carron, Morayshire, Scotland
    3. Has Children Lachlan GRANT b: 1774
    4. Has No Children Elizabeth GRANT b: 1776 in Carron, Morayshire, Scotland
    5. Has No Children Mary GRANT b: 1779 in Carron, Morayshire, Scotland

    Marriage 2 Spouse Unknown
      Children
      1. Has No Children Anderly GRANT b: 1782

      Sources:
      1. Title: Descendants of William Grant, Compiler Address: 2886 Maple Lane, Dunrobin, ON
        Abbrev: Descendents of William Grant
        Author: Mary Lou Fry
        Publication: 29 Apr 2000
        Repository:
          Name: Living /Campbell/
          Name: Living /Campbell/
      2. Title: Kemptville Weekly Advance: His Last Call
        Abbrev: Kemptville Advance
        Publication: 14 Feb 1895
        Note:
        Grant, Mr Lewis / Kemptville Weekly Advance, 14 Feb 1895 / His Last Call / (from the Kingston Whig) / On January 26th the death occurred at No. 8, Laurier Ave., Toronto, of Lewis Grant, formerly of Kemptville, later of Bath, a verteran of 1837, who served in the Battle of the Windmill at Prescott. He was a son of Lewis Grant, government surveyor, who came to Toronto with Gov. Simcoe in 1792, and grandson of William Grant, half-pay lieutenant, First Royals, Aberdeen, Scotland. He had six children, three surviving him, one son and two daughters. His last words were: "I know there are treasures laid up in heaven for me, for I am one of His sheep". About two hours before his death he asked for the XC Psalm to be read. His remains will be taken to South Gower, Grenville, to be buried beside his two wives. He was a widower for thirty-two years. Deceased was a reformer and adherent of the Baptist church. / Years ago Lewis Grant was a well-known citizen of Oxford township and was owner of the farm adjoining the Church of England at Oxford Mills. This property he exchanged with Reuben Clothier for the grist mill now the electric light station. After living here for 8 to 10 years, he removed to Bath.
      3. Title: Sketches of the Character, Manners, and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland
        Abbrev: Highlanders of Scotland
        Author: David Stewart
        Publication: Archibald Constable & Co, Edinburgh, 1825
        Page: iv
      4. Title: Christie Family Temple Record Book, Compiler Address: Salt Lake City, Utah, Frame: 4, Film Number: 1,598,469
        Abbrev: FHL CHRISTIE FAMILY
        Author: Compiler: Family History Library (FHL)
        Note:
        File: Christie
        Page: p 20
      5. Title: The History of the Island of Antigua from the First Settlement in 1635 to the Present Time
        Abbrev: History of the Island Antiqua
        Author: Vere Langford Oliver
        Publication: unknown publisher, London, 1894-99
        Note:
        3 vols
        Repository:
          Name: Unknown

        Page: p 29
      6. Title: The History of the Island of Antigua from the First Settlement in 1635 to the Present Time
        Abbrev: History of the Island Antiqua
        Author: Vere Langford Oliver
        Publication: unknown publisher, London, 1894-99
        Note:
        3 vols
        Repository:
          Name: Unknown

        Page: v II, p 28
      7. Title: The Chiefs of Grant
        Abbrev: Chiefs of Grant
        Author: William Fraser
        Publication: Edinburgh, 1883
        Page: Vol 1 of 3, Pt 2, p 503
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