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134. ROSWELL¹⁹ GROSVENOR (EZRA¹⁸, EBENEZER¹⁷, EBENEZER¹⁶, JOHN¹⁵, WILLIAM¹⁴ GRAVENOR, GENT, WILLIAM¹³ GRAVENER, GENT, RICHARD¹² GRAVENOR, WILLIAM¹¹, ROWLAND¹⁰, WILLIAM⁹, JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, HENRY⁶, THOMAS⁵, RICHARD⁴, RICHARD³ DE GRAVENOR, WILLIAM², ADAM¹) was born January 26, 1789 in Ashford, Windham, Conn., and died November 07, 1866 in Peoria, Peoria, Illinois. He married (1) HARRIET LAMSON CHIPMAN 1817 in probably New York, daughter of DARIUS CHIPMAN and LYDIA DICKENSON. He married (2) NANCY GORDON WASKER September 02, 1841 in Tazewell Co., Illinois, daughter of NATHANIEL GORDON and MILLIE RAND.

Notes for ROSWELL GROSVENOR:
Roswell was a Presbyterian an educator, he was of good abilities, memory, and education. He lived at Bridgewater, Vermont from 1805-1816. Probably lived in New York 1816-1827. In 1827 he lived near Pittsburgh, Penn., and was listed in the 1830 census at Borough twp. Columbia, Penn. On Aug., 8, 1835 he purchased 40 acres in Tazwell Co. Illinois for $1.25 per acre. In 1836 he was a representative of Fulton, Hamilton, Ohio to the Ohio Anti-Slavery Society at its first meeting April 27 and 28, 1836 near Granville, Licking, Ohio, that met in the barn of Ashley Bancroft. On July 31, 1839 Roswell Purchased 80 acres in Tazwell Co. Illinois for $2.50 per acre. Roswell is listed in the 1830 census of Borough Twp., Columbia, Pa. and the 1850 census of Tazwell Co. Illinois. On March 3, 1828 George Benson (grantor) a piece of land in Meigs Co., Ohio to a Rosewell Grovener.

More About HARRIET LAMSON CHIPMAN:
Buried: OUR DIRECT LINE TO THE MAYFLOWER.

Children of ROSWELL GROSVENOR and HARRIET CHIPMAN are:

282.	i.	HORACE CHIPMAN²⁰ GROSVENORI, b. April 17, 1820, Granville, Licking, Ohio; d. April 23, 1861, Arizona Territory.
283.	ii.	AUGUSTINE GROSVENOR, b. April 07, 1822, Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; d. December 15, 1887.
	iii.	CHIPMAN GROSVENOR, b. February 22, 1828, Pittsburg, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; d. October 11, 1834, Canel Fulton, Stark, Ohio.
284.	iv.	LAURA ALMIRA GROSVENOR, b. October 08, 1830, Beaver, Beaver, Penn.; d. December 14, 1911, Lewiston, Nez Perce, Idaho.

135. CHAUNCEY¹⁹ GROSVENOR (EZRA¹⁸, EBENEZER¹⁷, EBENEZER¹⁶, JOHN¹⁵, WILLIAM¹⁴ GRAVENOR, GENT, WILLIAM¹³ GRAVENER, GENT, RICHARD¹² GRAVENOR, WILLIAM¹¹, ROWLAND¹⁰, WILLIAM⁹, JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, HENRY⁶, THOMAS⁵, RICHARD⁴, RICHARD³ DE GRAVENOR, WILLIAM², ADAM¹) was born April 04, 1792 in Mansfield, Tolland, Conn., and died October 1821 in Zelienople or Harmony, Penn.. He married LEVINA FOSTER.

Notes for CHAUNCEY GROSVENOR:
Was an agent or overseer of a fraternity called Economites at Harmony, Penn. He was a Methodist, an active, cheerful, Industrious man.

Children of CHAUNCEY GROSVENOR and LEVINA FOSTER are:

285.	i.		LEVINDA²⁰ GROSVENOR.
	ii.		SARAH GROSVENOR.

Notes for SARAH GROSVENOR:
Sarah died young.

136. SARAH CARPENTER¹⁹ GROSVENOR (EZRA¹⁸, EBENEZER¹⁷, EBENEZER¹⁶, JOHN¹⁵, WILLIAM¹⁴ GRAVENOR, GENT, WILLIAM¹³ GRAVENER, GENT, RICHARD¹² GRAVENOR, WILLIAM¹¹, ROWLAND¹⁰, WILLIAM⁹, JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, HENRY⁶, THOMAS⁵, RICHARD⁴, RICHARD³ DE GRAVENOR, WILLIAM², ADAM¹) was born February 17, 1796 in Mansfield, Tolland, Conn., and died April 12, 1866 in Chardon, Geauga, Ohio. She married (1) ELISHA SANDERSON February 08, 1816 in Bridgewater, Vermont, son of PHINEAS SANDERSON and LUCY BURKE. She married (2) IRA EDDY, REV. March 18, 1863 in Garretsville, Ohio, son of NATHAN EDDY and REBECCA SAFFORD.

Notes for SARAH CARPENTER GROSVENOR:
      Sarah Grosvenor, born at Mansfield, Conn., Feb. 17, 1796; died at Chardon, Ohio, April. 12, 1866; buried at Mesopotamia, Ohio. She married (1) at Bridgewater, Vt., Feb. 1816, Elisha Sanderson, son of Phinehas and Lucy (Burke) Sanderson. He was born at Bridgewater, June 17, 1790; died at Wales Center, N.Y., June 7, 1856. She married (2) at Garrettsville, Ohio, Mar.18, 1863, Rev. Ira Eddy son of Nathan and Rebecca (Safford) Eddy of Woodstock, Vt. He was born at Sherburn, Vt., Mar. 31, 1796; died at Cortland, Ohio, Nov. 1, 1871.                                                            Children (surname Sanderson), born at Mesopotamia:                                                            i. Sarah Maria, born April. 15, 1818. Married Arthur McGowan. Removed to       Salia, Mo.                                    ii. Laura Almira, born May 28, 1823. Married Arthur Cook of Chardon, Ohio.      iii. Charles Rollin, born May 19, 1826; died at Ashtabula, Ohio, Aug. 9, 1899. Married (1) Amelia Dingley of Buffalo. Married (2) at Beaver, Pa., May 18, 1871, Ada McCullough of East Springfield, Ohio. She was born June 4, 1846. He was a physician; lived at Buffalo, New York City, London, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis.      iv. Emory M., of Garrettsville, Ohio.
                                                      Sarah moved to Bridgewater, Vermont in 1806, and on March 16, 1817 arrived in Mesopotamia, Ohio. In 1818 She with the help of five others organized a Methodist society. Sarah also lived at Trumbull, Ohio

Notes for ELISHA SANDERSON:
      Elisha was a carpenter and a joiner, and also a farmer. In 1856 while visiting his sister-in-law Mary Grannis in Wales, New York, he died of lung fever, which he had for eight years. His remains were immediately removed to Mesopotamia, Ohio.

More About ELISHA SANDERSON:
Buried: 1856, Mesopotamia, Ohio
Cause of Death: Lung feaver

Notes for IRA EDDY, REV.:
When not yet eighteen years of age Ira, together with his brother Henry, both students at Buffalo, enlisted in the war of 1812. Ira was a mechanic as well as a student. He became a Methodist preacher and about 1818 he was assigned to a circuit in Ohio, which covered about 600 miles, the first Methodist pastor in that section. Perhaps there is no man so responsible for the founding of so many churches in the Western Reserve as was "Father Ira Eddy," as he was called. In 1819 Ira was living in Painsville, Ohio. (The Eddy Family in America, p408)

More About IRA EDDY, REV.:
Buried: A METHODIST MINISTER,CIRCUIT RIDER IN THE NORTHEAST PART OF OHIO
Baptized/Christ.: OF VERMONT
Endowed: 1812, A PRIVATE IN THE WAR OF 1812 IN CAPT. SELBY'S CO. N.Y.

Children of SARAH GROSVENOR and ELISHA SANDERSON are:

SARAH MARIA²⁰ SANDERSON, b. April 15, 1818, Mesopotamia, Ohio; d. of Sedalia, Missouri; m. ALONZO MCGOWAN, December 31, 1846.

Notes for SARAH MARIA SANDERSON:
Lived at Warsaw or Sedalia, Mo. She was a Methodist.

286.	ii.	LAURA ALMIRA SANDERSON, b. May 28, 1823, Mesopotamia, Ohio.
287.	iii.	CHARLES ROLLIN SANDERSON, DR., b. May 19, 1826, Mesopotamia, Ohio; d. August 09, 1899, Ashtabula, Ohio.
288.	iv.	EMORY M. SANDERSON, b. May 20, 1830, Mesopotamia, Ohio.

137. LUCY¹⁹ GROSVENOR (EZRA¹⁸, EBENEZER¹⁷, EBENEZER¹⁶, JOHN¹⁵, WILLIAM¹⁴ GRAVENOR, GENT, WILLIAM¹³ GRAVENER, GENT, RICHARD¹² GRAVENOR, WILLIAM¹¹, ROWLAND¹⁰, WILLIAM⁹, JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, HENRY⁶, THOMAS⁵, RICHARD⁴, RICHARD³ DE GRAVENOR, WILLIAM², ADAM¹) was born March 03, 1798 in Mansfield, Tolland, Conn., and died September 01, 1868 in Geneseo, New York. She married DANIEL HASKELL BISSELL, DR. June 05, 1823 in Lima, New York.

Notes for LUCY GROSVENOR:
      Lucy may have lived in Canandagua. Before 1823, Lucy came from Vermont with her brother Roswell to western New York. She taught school in the Academy at Moscow New York, then later at Lima, New York, where she married. She was a tailoress and of the Episcopalian faith.

Notes for DANIEL HASKELL BISSELL, DR.:
JUSTICE OF THE PEACE FOR 20 YRS. UNDER SHERIFF, SHERIFF, JUDGE OF COUNTY COURTS, POSTMASTER, PRESIDENTIAL ELECTOR IN 1836, U.S. LOAN COMMISSIONER, & SUPERVISOR OF LIMA & GENESEO. FOUR CHILDREN SURVIVED HIM WILLIAM H., ALBERT G., MRS.HENRY L. ARNOLD, & MRS.THEODORE F. OLMSTED. THIS INFO IS FROM MRS. ARNOLD.                                                                  In 1809 his father moved with the family to what is called Livonia, Livingston, New York. in 1812 Daniel enlisted in Capt. Claudius V. Boughton's co. of Volunteer Dragoons, in Gen P.B. Porter's Brigade. In 1814 he was in Canada under Gens. Brown, Porter, Gains and Scott, he served in all battles of that year. After the war, he attended the Academy at West Bloomfield, Ontario Co. In the spring of 1817 he descended the Allegheny and Ohio Rivers as far as Cincinnati in a skiff and he explored in Ohio and Indiana, returning in August he studied medicine and surgery with Dr. Justin Smith of Lima, New York . In 1819- 1820 Daniel attended medical lectures at Yale, then he moved to Moscow, New York. then to Genesee Co. New York, and was living in Livingston Co. and practicing medicine. In 1837 he moved to Geneseo. Gov, king appointed him Physician-in-Chief of the Marine Hospital at Staten Island. Daniel was the deputy health officer of the Port of New York.


Children of LUCY GROSVENOR and DANIEL BISSELL are:

WILLIAM HENRY CRAWFORD²⁰ BISSELL, b. September 07, 1824, MOSCOW, NEW YORK; m. MARY ANN ???, May 15, 1855.

More About WILLIAM HENRY CRAWFORD BISSELL:
Buried: AN EPISCOPALIAN, & A FARMER
Baptized/Christ.: LIVED @ MOROCCO, IND.
Endowed: MAY HAVE LIVED IN MICHIGAN.
Sealed to parents: DIED AFTER 1882
Intention Record: 1880, RAILROADING IN ILLINOIS

More About MARY ANN ???:
Buried: MRS.ARNOLD(?)DECLINED TO GIVE FURTHER INFO ON MARY ANN BISSEL

289.	ii.	ALBERT GALLATIN BISSELL, b. August 02, 1826, MOSCOW, NEW YORK; d. 1896, CLEVELAND, OHIO.
	iii.	MARY ALMIRA BISSELL, b. June 10, 1828.
	iv.	HENRY HOBART BISSELL, b. August 04, 1830, MOSCOW, NEW YORK; d. December 15, 1830, MOSCOW, NEW YORK.
290.	v.	HELEN MARIA BISSELL, b. November 07, 1831, Moscow, New York; d. 1910.
291.	vi.	LAURA EMALINE BISSELL, b. January 07, 1836, MOSCOW, NEW YORK; d. 1911.
	vii.	GEORGE WASHINGTON SUTTON BISSELL, b. August 29, 1840, GENESEO, NEW YORK; d. November 14, 1841, GENESEO, NEW YORK.

138. MARY¹⁹ GROSVENOR (EZRA¹⁸, EBENEZER¹⁷, EBENEZER¹⁶, JOHN¹⁵, WILLIAM¹⁴ GRAVENOR, GENT, WILLIAM¹³ GRAVENER, GENT, RICHARD¹² GRAVENOR, WILLIAM¹¹, ROWLAND¹⁰, WILLIAM⁹, JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, HENRY⁶, THOMAS⁵, RICHARD⁴, RICHARD³ DE GRAVENOR, WILLIAM², ADAM¹) was born September 16, 1800 in Mansfield, Tolland, Conn., and died February 22, 1883 in Buffalo, Erie, New York?. She married EVANDER GRANNIS March 03, 1822 in Windsor, Windsor, Vermont, son of TIMOTHY GRANNIS and SARAH NYE.

Notes for MARY GROSVENOR:
Mary was an Episcopalian. She lived at Woodstock and Windsor, Vermont and moved with the family to western New York about 1830, lived at Perry, Covington, and Wales successively. In1867 and for a number of years following lived in Buffalo, New York.

Notes for EVANDER GRANNIS:
Evander was a clothier, or a manufacturer of woolen goods. In 1822 he lived at Windsor and Woodstock, Vermont and on 11/28/1825, he joined St. James (Episcopal) Church. In 1830 at Perry, Covington, Genesee Co. New York. In 1835 he lived at Wales, Erie, New York and at Mt. Vernon, Ohio in 1857 where he died.

Marriage Notes for MARY GROSVENOR and EVANDER GRANNIS:
Evander and Mary were married by the Rev. Dr. Leonard.

Children of MARY GROSVENOR and EVANDER GRANNIS are:

292.	i.	TIMOTHY GROSVENOR²⁰ GRANNIS, b. April 05, 1823, Windsor, Vermont.
293.	ii.	SARAH CARPENTER GRANNIS, b. July 03, 1825, Woodstock, Vermont; d. April 17, 1872, Darien Center, New York.
	iii.	ALMIRA CRAIG GRANNIS, b. August 14, 1827, Woodstock, Vermont; d. March 19, 1890, Buffalo, New York.

Notes for ALMIRA CRAIG GRANNIS:
Died unmarried.

294.	iv.	LAURA GROSVENOR GRANNIS, b. February 22, 1830, Perry, New York; d. March 22, 1862, Buffalo, New York.
	v.	WILLIAM GRANNIS, b. August 14, 1832, Covington, New York; d. September 14, 1832, Moscow, New York.
	vi.	LUCY AGNES GRANNIS, b. July 17, 1833, Covington, New York; d. August 14, 1841, Wales Center, Erie, New York.
	vii.	MARY ELIZABETH GRANNIS, b. February 23, 1836, Wales Center, Erie, New York; d. August 31, 1858, Spring Forks, Oettis, Missouri; m. SEYMOUR POLLARD, September 07, 1856, Wales, Erie, New York.

More About MARY ELIZABETH GRANNIS:
Buried: NO CHRILDREN

More About SEYMOUR POLLARD:
Buried: 1884, DIED BEFORE 1884

295.	viii.		WILLIAM HEATHCOTE DELANCEY GRANNIS, b. January 30, 1839, Wales Center, Erie, New York; d. January 08, 1881, Havana, Cuba.
	ix.		HELEN LOUISA GRANNIS, b. February 18, 1841, Wales Center, Erie, New York; d. March 26, 1845, Wales Center, Erie, New York.

139. ALMIRA¹⁹ GROSVENOR (EZRA¹⁸, EBENEZER¹⁷, EBENEZER¹⁶, JOHN¹⁵, WILLIAM¹⁴ GRAVENOR, GENT, WILLIAM¹³ GRAVENER, GENT, RICHARD¹² GRAVENOR, WILLIAM¹¹, ROWLAND¹⁰, WILLIAM⁹, JOHN⁸, JOHN⁷, HENRY⁶, THOMAS⁵, RICHARD⁴, RICHARD³ DE GRAVENOR, WILLIAM², ADAM¹) was born August 31, 1802 in Mansfield, Tolland, Conn., and died November 05, 1845 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky. She married ELIJAH WISDOM CRAIG December 25, 1821 in Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky, son of JOSEPH CRAIG and SALLY WISDOM.

Notes for ALMIRA GROSVENOR:
Almira left Conn. about 1819 with Mrs. Susan Dunham, Wife of Col. Josiah Dunham and moved to Lexington, Ky., where she assisted Mrs. Dunham in teaching School. She was adopted by Col. and Mrs. Dunham. She was an Episcopalian.

Notes for ELIJAH WISDOM CRAIG:
A merchant at Lexington, with connections in Phila. Penn.

Children of ALMIRA GROSVENOR and ELIJAH CRAIG are:

WILLIAM GROSVENOR²⁰ CRAIG, b. September 14, 1822, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; d. September 16, 1822, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky.

Notes for WILLIAM GROSVENOR CRAIG:
Died in infancy.

ii.

HENRY DEWEES GROSVENOR CRAIG, b. August 19, 1823, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; d. October 24, 1824, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky.

Notes for HENRY DEWEES GROSVENOR CRAIG:
Died young.

296.	iii.	MARY CARPENTER CRAIG, b. August 08, 1825, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; d. June 26, 1860, Newcastle, Kentucky.
297.	iv.	LAURA GROSVENOR CRAIG, b. November 22, 1827, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; d. August 31, 1849, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky.
	v.	SARAH WISDOM CRAIG, b. January 25, 1829, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; d. June 16, 1833, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky.

Notes for SARAH WISDOM CRAIG:
Died young.

vi.

SUSAN DUNHAM CRAIG, b. December 22, 1831, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; d. June 15, 1833, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky.

Notes for SUSAN DUNHAM CRAIG:
Died young.

298.	vii.	LUCY DUPUY CRAIG, b. November 09, 1833, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; d. July 21, 1875.
299.	viii.	HORACE GROSVENOR CRAIG, b. December 15, 1835, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky.
	ix.	ALMIRA VICTORIA CRAIG, b. June 29, 1838, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; d. March 20, 1852.

Notes for ALMIRA VICTORIA CRAIG:
Died young.

	x.		ALBERT DEWEES CRAIG, b. September 23, 1841, Lexington, Fayette, Kentucky; d. September 12, 1862.
	xi.		ANNA MARIA CRAIG, b. March 05, 1844.

Notes for ANNA MARIA CRAIG:
Unmarried.

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