Edward Grannis1,2,3,4

M, b. circa 1635, d. 10 December 1719
     Edward was born circa 1635 in England. He first appeared in New England at Hartford as a shoemaker. Edward married Elizabeth Andrews, daughter of William Andrews and Abigail Graves, on 3 May 1654 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut.5 Edward's wife, Elizabeth, died before 1662 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, leaving him a widower. Edward married 2nd Hannah Wakefield, daughter of John Wakefield and Ann (?), in 1662 in Hartford. The family moved around 1670 to Hadley, and later in 1677 they moved again to New Haven Colony. Edward's wife, Hannah, died in 1711 in Watertown leaving him a widower.6 Edward departed this life on Sunday, 10 December 1719 in New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut.7 He was buried there in Montowese Cemetery. Courtesy of Jan Franco.8

Child of Edward Grannis and Elizabeth Andrews

Children of Edward Grannis and Hannah Wakefield

Citations

  1. [S115] Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England, Showing Three Generations Of Those Who Came Before May, 1692, On The Basis Of Farmer's Registar, Volume II: page 290.
  2. [S151] Charles Jeremy Hoadly, Records of the Colony and Plantation of New Haven, 1638 to 1649, Transscribed and Edited in accordance with a Resolution of the General Assembly of Connecticut with occasioal notes and an appendix.
    Volume I    , page 487 - Edward Granest - 22 October 1649 listed in court records in New Haven.
  3. [S178] Sidney S. Grannis, Genealogical History of the Grannis Family in America, pages 9-11.
  4. [S1261] Ancient Families of New Haven, Volume 3, page 680.
  5. [S1877] Lucius M. Boltwood, Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Hartford, CT, page 142. - https://www.americanancestors.org/DB202/i/11660/148/0
  6. [S953] Find a grave: Courtesy of Jan Franco - www.findagrave.com.
  7. [S2308] New Haven, CT: Vital Records, 1649-1850 NEGHS: Volume 1, page 146 - Edward Grannice December ye 10th of December 1719.
  8. [S953] Find a grave - www.findagrave.com.