David William Hyde Grant

Brief Life History of David William Hyde

When David William Hyde Grant was born on 21 August 1844, in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States, his father, David Grant, was 28 and his mother, Mary Ann Hyde, was 23. He married Martha Melvina Molen on 14 January 1865, in Endowment House, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 6 daughters. He lived in Salt Lake, Utah, United States in 1850. He died on 25 May 1915, in Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States, at the age of 70, and was buried in Hyde Park Cemetery, Hyde Park, Cache, Utah, United States.

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Family Time Line

David William Hyde Grant
1844–1915
Martha Melvina Molen
1847–1898
Marriage: 14 January 1865
Mary Ann Grant
1866–1935
Martha Ellen Grant
1868–1870
David William Grant Jr.
1871–1877
Jane Elizabeth Grant
1872–1957
Ginevra Grant
1876–1878
Eliza Belle Grant
1878–1930
Lauraney Eugiene Grant
1881–1959
George Molen Grant
1884–1951
Howard Melvin Grant Sr.
1888–1913

Sources (36)

  • David Grant in household of David Grant, "United States Census, 1850"
  • baby blessing record which gives birth date for David Wm Hyde-David Wm Hyde, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Record of Members (Worldwide), 1836-1970"
  • Mr. David W Grant, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940"

World Events (8)

1845 · Oh My Father

"In October 1845, the newspaper Times and Seasons published a poem written by Eliza R. Snow entitled ""My Father in Heaven."" It has become the well known hymn, ""Oh My Father."" The song is only one in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymnbook that referrs to a Heavenly Mother."

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

Name Meaning

Irish, English, and especially Scottish (of Norman origin): nickname from Anglo-Norman French graund, graunt ‘tall, large’ (Old French grand, grant, from Latin grandis), given either to a person of remarkable size, or else in a relative way to distinguish two bearers of the same personal name, often representatives of different generations within the same family.

English: from the rare Middle English (and Old English) personal name Grante or Grente.

Irish: in Ireland this is usually the Norman Scottish name (see 1 above), but it was also adopted for Irish Mag Raighne, see Graney .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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David Grant Family History

David Grant was born in Arbroath, Scotland, on 21 July 1816 to Robert Grant and Isabel Milne. Robert had eight children with his first wife Mary Mair and nine children with Isabel. David was the fir …

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