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Hannah Simpson Grant. Hannah Grant ( née Simpson; November 23, 1798 – May 11, 1883) was the mother of Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding General of the Union Army during the American Civil War and the 18th president of the United States. She married Jesse Root Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio, and was the mother of six children.
When Jesse was 26 years old, he became a partner in a tannery in Point Pleasant, Ohio. At age 27 Jesse married Hannah Simpson Grant. A year later, Jesse's first son, Hiram Ulysses Grant, was born ...
May 1, 2022 · If Jesse Grant loved talking to the press, his wife, Hannah Simpson Grant, hardly talked to anyone. Relatively little is known about Hannah. She was born in 1798 to John and Rebecca Simpson, a prosperous couple who owned 600 acres of land in the Ohio Valley.
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Hannah. Simpson. Grant. Mother of Ulysses S. Grant, Civil War Union General and 18th President of the United States. She married Jesse Root Grant on June 25, 1821 in Point Pleasant, Clermont County, Ohio, and died of old age at her home on No. 582 Pavonia Avenue in Jersey City, New Jersey. Considered to be distant and lacking in motherly...
6 days ago · Excerpts about Grant's mother, Hannah Simpson Grant, as recorded in Early Records of Simpson Families, by Helen A. Simpson. Simpson family genealogy as well. From Hathitrust. Funeral service for Hannah Simpson Grant. Take note that her son instructed the presiding minister that in no way was he to be mentioned in any laudatory manner.
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At age 27 Jesse married Hannah Simpson Grant. A year later, Jesse's first son, Hiram Ulysses Grant, was born. At the time, fathers often took their sons into business with them. Jesse Grant was the kind of man who expected his children to help pay for their keep. But young Hiram hated the stink of the tannery, and the hard work that went with it.
Hannah Grant ( née Simpson; November 23, 1798 – May 11, 1883) was the mother of Ulysses S. Grant, Commanding General of the Union Army during the American Civil War and the 18th president of the United States. She married Jesse Root Grant in Point Pleasant, Ohio, and was the mother of six children.
