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     Frederick Bradley (Fred) Grant was born on 8 May 1885 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA.¹ He was the son of George G. Grant and Mary A. (Nellie) Mills. Frederick Bradley (Fred) Grant died on 3 January 1968 at Cochecton, Sullivan County, NY, USA, at age 82.¹ He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, at Bethel, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     George G. Grant was born on 13 July 1844 at White Sulphur Springs, Sullivan County, NY, USA. 1900 census. He married Mary A. (Nellie) Mills at NY, USA, circa 1878. George G. Grant appeared on the census of 1900 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: George Grant, jul 1844, 55, married 26 years, born NY, parents born NY, carpenter; wife Mary A., Jun 1853, 46 years, married 26 years, 7 children, 5 living, born NY, parents born NY; dau Jennie B., dec 1879, 21, saingle, born NY, servant; Pearl M., oct 1882, 17, born NY; son Frank, may 1885, 15, born NY; son Fred, may 1885, 15, born NY; dau Goldie, jan 1888, 12, born NY.. He died on 16 June 1923 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, at age 78. He was buried at Liberty Cemetery, at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     Golda Estiana Grant was born on 31 January 1888 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA.¹ She was the daughter of George G. Grant and Mary A. (Nellie) Mills. Golda Estiana Grant died on 10 September 1976 at Swan Lake, Sullivan County, NY, USA, at age 88.¹ She was buried at Liberty Cemetery, at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     Ira Grant was born on 30 June 1765 at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA. CT Church Records 1630- 1920
CT Town Birth Records, pre 1870 (Barbour Collection), Ira Grant , born 10 Jun 1765 in Trringtonm parents William and Lois Grant. He was the son of William Grant and Lois Foster. Ira Grant died on 16 October 1772 at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, at age 7. CT Town Death Records, pre 1870 (Barbour Collection), Ira Grant , born 10 Jun 1765 in Trringtonm parents William and Lois Grant..

     Ira Stark Grant was born on 2 October 1773 at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA. He was the son of William Grant and Lois Foster. Ira Stark Grant died on 7 February 1850 at Litchfield, Litchfield County, CT, USA, at age 76. He was buried at Newfield Cemetery, at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA.

     Isabel G. Grant was born on 14 February 1900 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA.¹ She was the daughter of Billings Grant and Eva Young. Isabel G. Grant died in February 1981 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY.¹

     James A. Grant was born in April 1877 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA. Age 3 at the 1880 census. He was the son of David A. Grant and Hannah E. Hotchkin. James A. Grant married Nettie Holloway circa 1900 at NY, USA. James A. Grant died in 1918 at Sullivan County, NY, USA. He was buried at Old Liberty Cemetery, at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     James K Grant was born in 1847 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA. He was the son of Nathan Grant and Jeramia Gellet. James K Grant died on 25 March 1865 at Neversink, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     Jennie B. Grant was born on 19 January 1879 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of George G. Grant and Mary A. (Nellie) Mills. Jennie B. Grant died on 4 July 1959 at Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, Kings County, NY, USA, at age 80. Wife of John A. Syreen. She was buried at Liberty Cemetery, at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     John N. Grant was born in 1853 at NY, USA. Agr 7 at the 1860 census, not there at the 1870 census. He was the son of Nathan Grant and Jeramia Gellet. John N. Grant died on 23 March 1863 at Sullivan County, NY, USA.¹ He was buried at Hodge Cemetery, at Neversink, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     She married Daniel Robert Bonnell at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 1 January 1958.

     Lydia B. Grant was born in 1869 at NY, USA. She was the daughter of David A. Grant and Hannah E. Hotchkin. Lydia B. Grant died on 15 January 1875 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA. She was buried at Old Liberty Cemetery, at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     She remained unmarried.

     Lydia Novill Grant was born on 2 December 1807 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA. She was the daughter of William Grant and Mary (Polly) Yarrington. She married Joshua Francis (James) Hotchkin at NY, USA, on 3 October 1827. Lydia Novill Grant died on 11 November 1857 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, at age 49. She was buried at Hodge Cemetery, at Neversink, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     Lydia appears to have had a first marriage to Mr. Novill. The 1850 census says that she was age 41, and bible records give a birth date of 2 Dec 1807. Her gravestone has a death date of 11 Nov 1857 and an age at death of 46 years, 10 months, 12 days. Calculating from this gravestone information gives a more likely birth date of 1811. Her obituary in the American Journal dated, 2 December 1857 and the Sullivan County Democrat Republican dated, 27 November 1852 confirms the 1811 date of birth. The 1855 census of Liberty confirms her birth in Liberty. According to Geoffrey Brown, Lauraine Horbak, Sullivan County Genealogist, furnished information that Lydia's name was Lydia B. Novill Grant and that she was the daughter of William Grant and Mary/Polly Yarrington.

     Manara Grant was born on 1 June 1746 at Middletown, Middlesex County, CT, USA. She was the daughter of William Grant and Sarah Moore. Manara Grant died on 27 December 1800 at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA, at age 54.

     Margaret Grant was born on 9 August 1876 at Bayonne, Hudson County, NJ, USA. Parents William Grant and Margaret O'Neill.¹ She married Willard Winant Hotchkin, son of James Warner Hotchkin and Marietta Winant, in December 1901 at Bayonne, Hudson County, NJ. Margaret Grant died in 1902.

     Mary Yarrington Grant was born in 1818 at Neversink, Sullivan County, NY, USA. Age 29 at the 1860 census. Her daughter Emily's Death Certificate says that she ws born in Neversink, NY. She married William M Hall at NY, USA, circa 1851. Mary Yarrington Grant appeared on the census of 1860 at Kingston, Ulster County, NY, USA. The census lists the family as: Mrs Hall, 29, born NY and Emily Hall, age 8, born NY and living in a hotel..

     Matthew Grant was born on 8 February 1728/29 at Windsor, Hartford County, CT, USA. He was the son of William Grant and Sarah Moore. Matthew Grant died on 28 June 1800 at Windsor, Hartford County, CT, at age 71. He was buried at Edwards Cemetery, at South Windsor, Hartford County, CT, USA.

     Nathan Grant was born on 5 November 1804 at NY, USA. Age 65 at the 1860 census of Liberty, NY.¹ He married Jeramia Gellet at Sullivan County, NY, USA, in 1826. Nathan Grant died on 5 June 1877 at Sullivan County, NY, at age 72.¹ He was buried at Hodge Cemetery, at Neversink, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     Nicholas was born at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA, in 1850. He was the son of Nathan Grant and Jeramia Gellet. He married Philena Krum at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, on 12 April 1902.¹ Nicholas Grant died in 1914 at Sullivan County, NY, USA. He was buried at Liberty Cemetery, at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     His parents are given in his marriage license.

     Osmer Grant was born on 31 May 1874 at Davenport Twp, Delaware County, NY, USA. He married Flora Sutherland, daughter of George Ferris Sutherland and Louisa (Lodesa) Dixon, in 1897 at NY, USA. Osmer Grant died on 4 August 1930 at White Sulpher Springs, Sullivan County, NY, USA, at age 56.

     Pearl May Grant was born on 2 October 1882 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, USA. Findagrave.com gives an unsupported date of 10 feb 1882. She was the daughter of George G. Grant and Mary A. (Nellie) Mills. She married William Mead Hotchkin at Ferndale, Sullivan County, NY, USA, on 3 December 1902. Pearl May Grant died on 11 August 1968 at Liberty, Sullivan County, NY, at age 85. She was buried at Grahamsville Rural Cemetery, at Grahamsville, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     Gertrude Barber, Sullivan County Church Records, Vol 3, pg 4; says that Pearl was the Daughter of George G. Grant and Mary A. Mills and that she and William were married in the Methodist Church, at Ferndale, NY, by Rev H.S. Fuller. The witnesses were the grooms brother Burr Hotchkin and Golda S. Grant, the bride’s sister. Pearl had lived in Liberty for 10 years at time of her death.

     Sarah Grant was born on 8 July 1735 at Windsor, Hartford County, CT, USA. She was the daughter of William Grant and Sarah Moore. Sarah Grant died on 19 May 1784 at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA, at age 48. Wife of Abner Loomis. She was buried at West Torrington Cemetery, at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA. .sarah /grant Loomis.

     Tryphenia Grant was born on 16 January 1737 at Windsor, Hartford County, CT, USA. She was the daughter of William Grant and Sarah Moore. Tryphenia Grant died on 17 March 1783 at Shoreham, Addison County, VT, USA, at age 46.

     William Grant was born on 18 November 1741 at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA. He was the son of William Grant and Sarah Moore. William Grant married Lois Foster on 18 November 1762 at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT. Needs correction. William Grant was a Private, andserved in Col Whiting CT Line, during the Revolutionary War. He also served as Mariner on the ship Tartan of the Massachusetts Navy underCapt. Cathcart. He married Mary (Polly) Yarrington at Stonington, New London County, CT, USA, on 17 February 1785. William Grant died on 18 February 1825 at Vernon, Oneida County, NY, USA, at age 83. He was buried at Hodge Cemetery, at Neversink, Sullivan County, NY, USA.

     William Grant was born on 7 June 1706 at Windsor, Hartford County, CT, USA. He married Sarah Moore at Hartford, Hartford County, CT, USA, in 1723. William Grant died on 10 November 1786 at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA, at age 80. He was buried at West Torrington Cemetery, at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA.

     Son of William Grant and Hannah Chapman.

     William Grant was born on 26 February 1771 at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA. He was the son of William Grant and Lois Foster. William Grant died on 10 September 1826 at Vernon, Oneida County, NY, USA, at age 55.

     Zeriah (Zerviah) Grant was born on 13 November 1731 at Windsor, Hartford County, CT, USA. She was the daughter of William Grant and Sarah Moore. Zeriah (Zerviah) Grant died on 3 May 1776 at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA, at age 44.¹ She was buried at West Torrington Cemetery, at Torrington, Litchfield County, CT, USA.

     Georgia Mozellle Grantham was born on 30 June 1924 at Wayne County, GA, USA. She married Benjamin Hugh Robertson, son of Clarence Carroll Robertson and Carrie Ellis Strickland, on 18 October 1941 at Wayne County, GA. Georgia Mozellle Grantham died on 10 December 2009 at Patrick County, VA, USA, at age 85.

     Daughter of Robert Lee Grantham and Daisy Lee Thrift.

     Emily J. Granville was born on 3 December 1867 at Berrien County, MI, USA. Michigan Births 1867 to 1911, Emily J. Granville, father George F. Granville.^1,2 She was the daughter of George F. Granville and Mary M. Unknown. Emily J. Granville married Wallace Edgar King in 1901 at Berrien County, MI. Emily J. Granville died on 15 April 1902 at Colfax Twp, Benzie County, MI, USA, at age 34.³ She was buried at Morton Hill Cemetery, at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, MI, USA.

     Her death certificate says that she died in a fire at age 33 and her mother was Mary Granville. Two of her daughters also died in this fire.

     Evilena was born at Avon, Franklin County, ME, USA, on 1 August 1837. She was the daughter of Samuel Granville and Mary Barter. She married Noah Frank Hotchkin on 25 September 1856. Evilena Ann Granville appeared on the census of 1900 at Morrison, Whiteside County, IL, USA. The census lists the family as: Eva Hotchkin, age 63, b 8-1836 in ME; Living her dau Mary Rose and husband Eugene Denslow.. She died on 4 May 1926 at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, MI, USA, at age 88. Her death certificate calls her Erelela Hotchkins and says that she died of Senility.Morton Hill Cemetery records give death on 3 May 1926.. She was buried at Morton Hill Cemetery, at Benton Harbor, Berrien County, MI, USA.

     It is likely that Evilena and Noah Frank were married in Elgin or Belvidere, IL as their first child, Franklin Evi was born in Belvidere and her obituary says that she and her parents lived in Elgin. Franks brother James H. and sister Rozella were both married in northern Illinois.
     She was with her husband, Frank at the 1880 census of Charlottesville, Newfane Twp., Niagara Co., NY. and at the 1910 census she was in the home of her son James E. Hotchkin in Benton Harbor, MI. Evilena was member #240 of the 1st Baptist Church, 236 Pipestone St, Benton Harbor, MI and their records show that she transferred from the Baptist Church in Van Wert, OH by letter on 17 August 1905 along with her daughter Mamie Denslow and her family. At the April 1909 Christmas reunion with the Niagara Co. families, she is describes as being Aunt Eva and living in Benton Harbor. A party at the home of Mrs. Eugene Denslow, her daughter, where the engagement of Miss Clarice Hotchkin and H. Daugherty was announced for a fall wedding, celebrated her 88th birthday. Attending were Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wythe, Ward Hotchkin, Hubert Hotchkin and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Beardsley of Laingsburg, Mi.
     Her obituary said that, "she was one of the oldest residents of Benton Harbor. Born in Avon, Maine and moved with her parents, at the age of six, first to Elgin, IL, from where in a short time to Belvidere, IL. She had lived in Benton Harbor since 1880, more than 50 years. Her children are James, of 651 East Main St., Benton Harbor; Frank of Lansing, Will of Sturgis, S.D; Mrs. Emma Birkholm of Berrien Center; and Mrs. Mamie Denslow of Benton Harbor. Two other children died in infancy and George died in 1917. She also leaves two nieces, Mrs. C. M. Gustine of Pipestone Rd. and Mrs. Robert Curtis of Los Angeles. Mrs. Hotchkin's husband died in 1886. Funeral services will be held Wed. at 2 pm at the Baptist Church, Rev Herbert Hanson officiating. Burial at Morton Hill. Mrs. Hotchkin has been a member of the Baptist Church for 35 years." Another obituary, dated May 5 1926 said: "Six grandsons, all bearing the name of Hotchkin, were the casket bearers, Cecil Hotchkin of Benton Harbor, Elwyn Hotchkin of Jackson (this is the Compilers father; I was born in Jackson just 2 months after my great grandmothers death), Ward, Hubert and Norris Hotchkin of Lansing, and Donald Hotchkin of Coloma. Other relatives from out of town were Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Price of Homer, Mrs. W. Beardsley of Laingsburg, Mrs. Frank Wythe of Mason, Mrs. Etta Martin of Battle Creek and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Bonnel of South Bend, IN." According to her obituary she died at the home of her daughter, Mamie Hotchkin Denslow, 395 Cedar St, Benton Harbor, MI at 4:30 pm. Her Death Certificate is filed as record #E-131, death date 3 May 1926; parents given as George Granville and Mary Barter of Maine.