George Davis Grant
Birth Date
On 1812 September 10 (Born)
Death Date
On 1876 September 20 (Died)
Gender
Male
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Born in Windsor, Broome, New York, United States
1812 September 10
Mother
Athalia Howard
Father
Joshua Grant III
Date Details
Occurred On 1812 September 10
Baptized by
Don Carlos Smith
1833 September 13 (Age 21)
Married
Elizabeth Wilson
1834 January 22 (Age 21)
Traveled in
Brigham Young Company (1848)
1848 June 5 – September 24 (Age 35)
Pioneers in Company
Traveling Group
George Wilson Grant (Age 9)
William Smith Grant (Age 5)
Elizabeth Wilson (Age 32)
Josephine Grant (Age 3)
Athalia Elizabeth Grant (Age 11)
Don Carlos Grant (Age 1)
Date Details
Started On 1848 June 5
Joined Company
Ended Between 1848 September 20 – 24
Company Arrived
Married
Elizabeth Dubois
1851 February 2 (Age 38)
Served in
British Mission
1854 June 4 – 1856 February 6 (Age 41)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Location Served
England and Scotland
Date Details
Started On 1854 June 4
Arrived in Field
Ended On 1856 February 6
Departed from Field
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British Missionaries, Liverpool, 1855 - discussed plans to utilize handcarts to bring some Saints to Zion during 1856 season.
Called as Captain to
George D. Grant Company (1856)
1856 September 3 – October 4 (Age 42)
Pioneers in Company
Roles
Captain
Date Details
Started On 1856 September 3
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 October 4
Company Arrived
Traveled in
Rescue Companies (1856)
1856 October 7 – December 15 (Age 44)
Pioneers in Company
Date Details
Started On 1856 October 7
Joined Company
Ended On 1856 December 15
Company Arrived
Married
Magdalene Baxter
1857 January 18 (Age 44)
Married
Jane "Jennie" Baxter
1857 February 13 (Age 44)
Married
Susan Fairchild Noble
1858 January 1 (Age 45)
Married
Marrietta Kesler
1858 February 16 (Age 45)
Married
Rosetta Robison
1858 February 16 (Age 45)
Married
Rachel Ridgeway Ivins
1858 February 16 (Age 45)
Married
Louisa Marie Golay
1858 February 16 (Age 45)
Married
Sarah Ann Thurston
1858 February 16 – 1860 (Age 45)
Served in
Eastern States Mission
1869 October 9 – 1870 March 29 (Age 57)
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Mission Type
Proselytizing
Marital Status
Plurally Married
Priesthood Quorum When Called
16th
Priesthood Office
Seventy
Residence When Called
Bountiful, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
Set Apart By
Orson Pratt
Location Served
New York and Michigan
Date Details
Started On 1869 October 9
Set Apart
Ended On 1870 March 29
Departed from Field
Died in Bountiful, Davis, Utah Territory, United States
1876 September 20 (Age 64)
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George Davis Grant (1812 - 1876) Profile
British Missionaries, Liverpool, 1855 - discussed plans to utilize handcarts to bring some Saints to Zion during 1856 season.
Sources
Person
1850 Utah Census
1850 Utah Census.
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration
Nauvoo Seventies list / compiled by Nauvoo Restoration, Vol. 2, Page 161.
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database
Utah State History Cemeteries and Burials Database.
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946
Utah, Deaths and Burials, 1888-1946.
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877
Utah, Territorial Militia Records, 1849-1877.
Mission
Deseret Evening News
"A Leaf from an Old Album", Deseret Evening News, (15 December 1906), Page 9.
"George D. Grant", General Epistles CHL
"George D. Grant", General Epistles CHL.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 7 April 1854.
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports
INDEX to the British Mission manuscript history and historical reports, Page 181,182.
Millennial Star
"Departure.", Millennial Star, 18, Page 125.
"Appointments, &c.", Millennial Star, 16, (2 December 1854), No. 48. Page 763.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. B, Page 14, Line 527.
MISSIONARY Department missionary registers, 1860-1959, 9 October 1869, Vol. A, Page 13, Line 527.
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register
Nauvoo Temple Endowment Register, Page 9.
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Pioneer
A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876
A Mormon chronicle: the Diaries of John D. Lee, 1848-1876. 1955. Page 30-79.
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Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877)
Brigham Young , Heber C. Kimball, and Daniel H. Wells, Brigham Young office files, 1832-1878 (bulk 1844-1877), 11 November 1856, Item letter.
Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849
"Brigham Young's 1848 emigration division, First 100, report", Camp of Israel schedules and reports, 1845-1849, (June), Page 1-6.
Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963
"Hodgetts, Emily, Autobiographical sketch", Daughters of Utah Pioneers collection, 1828-1963, Page 37-39.
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Deseret News
"Arrivals", Deseret News, (8 October 1856), Page 5.
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"Journey from Florence to G. S. L. City", Deseret News, (22 October 1856), Page 2.
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"The Companies Yet on the Plains", Deseret News, (19 November 1856), Page 5.
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Forty Years Among the Indians
Forty Years Among the Indians, Daniel W. Jones, Page 62-114.
Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914
Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, Folder 4.
"Scrapbook Part 7", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (1907), Page 2-4.
"W. Woodward to Albert Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (3 September 1906).
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Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, 1 October 1907, Vol. 4.
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"Robert Taylor Burton to S. S. Jones", Handcart Veterans Association scrapbook, 1906-1914, (9 November 1906).
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Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 28 October 1856, Page 1-2.
Historical Department journal history of the Church, 1830-2008, 1 September 1856, Page 1-2.
Joseph Holbrook autobiography and journal, circa 1860-1871
Joseph Holbrook autobiography and journal, circa 1860-1871, Page 145-47.
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Lorenzo Brown reminiscences and diaries, 1856-1900
Lorenzo Brown reminiscences and diaries, 1856-1900, Vol. 1.
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Oliver B. Huntington diary and reminiscences, 1843 June-1900 January
Oliver B. Huntington diary and reminiscences, 1843 June-1900 January, June.
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Oliver Boardman Huntington diaries
Oliver Boardman Huntington diaries, Vol. 9.
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Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886
Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company financial accounts, 1849-1886, Vol. A, Page 277.
Robert T. Burton diaries, 1856-1907
"Record book", Robert T. Burton diaries, 1856-1907, (October).
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Salt Lake Herald-Republican
"Martin's Handcart Company, 1856 [No. 10]", Salt Lake Herald-Republican, (8 December 1907), Page 28.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Josiah Rogerson, Sr., "Strong Men, Brave Women and Sturdy Children Crossed the Wilderness Afoot", Salt Lake Tribune, (4 January 1914).
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Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849
"Journal, 1848 May-September", Thomas Bullock journals, 1843-1849, (24 May 1848), Page 8.
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William Broomhead diary
William Broomhead diary, October.
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