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The Descendants of
Thomas Grover 
of Malden, Massachusetts
 
 

This branch of the tree begins in Ipswich and Charlestown (on the Malden side) Massachusetts, with the Grandson of STEPHEN GROVER of  Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England, THOMAS GROVER and follows his descendants through his son LAZARUS GROVER.


 
 
 

Immigrant Generation

Stephen * Grover b. abt 1541 Chesham Buckinghamshire, England  d. 25 Jun 1579 Chesham Buckinghamshire, England Married - Elizabeth Chase  on 12 Dec 1611  in  Chesham Buckinghamshire, England.  She was born  23 May 1547 Hundrich, Chesham Buckinghamshire, England d/o Thomas Chase & Elizabeth Bochein

        Children:
            1. Lazarus * Grover
            2. Richard Grover     b. 9 Dec 1571,  Chesham Buckinghamshire, England   d. 13 Dec 1571 Chesham 
                                             Buckinghamshire, England
            3. Agnes Grover       b. Sep 1573,  Chesham Buckinghamshire, England
            4. John Grover          b.  24 Jan 1579, Chesham Buckinghamshire, England    d. 24 Jan 1579, Chesham 
                                              Buckinghamshire, England



 

Second Generation

Lazarus * Grover   ( Stephen) bpt 2 Feb 1575 or 1576 in  Chesham Buckinghamshire, England  and buried March 1648 
                        Aldenham, Hertfordshire, England  Married - GODSGRACE * KING  12 Dec 1648 Chesham Buckinghamshire,
                         England She was  born about 1590 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England

                    Children:
                        1. Andrews Grover b. 20 Sep 1612 Chesham Buckinghamshire, England
                        2. Elizabeth Grover b. 20 Mar 1613 or 1614 Chesham Buckinghamshire, England . 
                                   Married Richard Lee 6 May 1636 in Chesham, Buckinghamshire, England
                        3. Thomas Grover    bapt. 26 Nov 1615
                        4. Hannah Grover  b. 23 Feb 1616 or 1617 Chesham Buckinghamshire, England
                        5. Samuel Grover   b. 13 Dec 1618 Chesham Buckinghamshire, England   d. Southold, Long Island, New York.
                                        note: Arrived on the ship the "True Love" abt 1650.
 


Third Generation
Thomas * Grover ( Lazarus, Stephen)  bapt. 26 Nov 1615 Chesham Bucks, Eng died 28 Oct 1661 Malden, Mass 
                 near  present day Boston. Married- ELIZA -or-ELIZABETH (UNKOWN) b. abt 1618-1629 in England 
                 d. 16 Oct 1676 in Malden, MA

            Children:
                1. Lazarus* Grover b. 5 Apr 1642
                2. Thomas Grover   b. 1 Apr 1643
                3. Grace Grover     b. abt. 1645, Malden, MA.  d. 3 Oct 1658
                4. Elizabeth Grover b. 27 Dec 1652 Malden, MA. d. 16 Mar 1674
                5. Simon Grover     b. 1654 d.1717
                6. John Grover        b. abt 1656/57  Malden, MA. d. 19 Feb 1674 Malden, MA
                                                  died "ages 17 yrs" during an epidemic of 1674 that took many lives
                7. Stephen Grover  b. 1658 d. 1694
 


Fourth Generation
Lazarus* Grover (Thomas,Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 5 Apr 1642 in Malden or Charlestown, MA  d. 1715 in Malden,
                   MA  "aged 76 years"
                   Married (1) Ruth Adams in 1663 or 1664
                                 (2) Elizabeth (unkown) in 1674
                                 (3) Mercey (unkown possibly Mudge) in 1689

                Children by Ruth Adams:
                    1. Lazarus Grover     b. Dec 1665, Malden, MA. He was apparently an invalid and possibly remained 
                         unmmaried.  His father's will stated that he "was unable to do for himslef"
                    2. Ruth Grover         b. Oct 1666, Malden, MA  Married in 1692 William Paine
                    3. Elizabeth Grover  b. Jan 1669, Malden, MA.  Married in 1691 Jospeh Baldwin
                    4. Thomas Grover    b. Jun 1671
                    5. Andrew * Grover b. Oct 1673

                Children by Elizabeth (Unkown)
                    6. Ephriam Grover   b. abt 1675-78
                    7. Rebecca Grover b. abt 1682 Malden, MA.  Married 18 Oct 1709 Elias Tottingham (possibly
                                                     Tollingham)

                Children by Mercey (Mudge)
                    8. Mary Grover b. abt 1692 Malden, MA  d. abt 1735,  Married 17 Feb 1714 or1715 Samuel Upton
                    9. Ebenzeer Grover b. 22 Sep 1694
 

Thomas Grover (Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 1 Apr 1643 Malden, MA (poss. Charlestown) d. 1710 or 1711, 
                     Norton, MA (poss. Charlestown) Married:  Sarah Chadwick 23 May 1668 in Malden, MA  d/o John & 
                      Joanna Chadwick b. 1 Jun 1650 d. aft Oct 1722.

                Children:
                    1. Thomas Grover    b. 16 Mar 1669
                    2. Srarh Grover        b Nov 1670 Malden, MA  d. prior 1710
                    3. John Grover         b. Nov 1672 Malden, MA  d. 16 Feb 1674
                    4. Andrew Grover    b. Oct 1672 (?)  Married Mary Freethy
                    5. Mathew Grover    b. 16 Jan 1675  Malden, MA.   Married Hannah Freethy 1703 or 1704
                                                    discribed as ~of York Maine. This is the sister of Mary Freethy wife of brother
                                                     Andrew  Grover above.
                    6. Samuel Grover     b. abt 1680, Malden, MA  d. 6 Jan 1748.  Married Sarah Upton 17 Apr 1713
 


Fifth Generation

THOMAS GROVER (Lazarus, Thomas,Lazarus,Stephen ) b. Jun 1671 Malden, MA d. abt Nov 1728.  The three brothers Thomas, Andrews & Ephriam purchased property and settled at Norton, MA just prior to 1700.  They all had Large families who settled in the near by towns of Mansfield & Foxbrough.  Many of thier descendents living in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Married:  Mary Cox  29 Jul 1697, in Malden, MA  b. 1675

                Children:
               1. Thomas Grover    b. 7 May 1698, Malden, MA.  Married Sarah Newland 21 Mar 1722
               2. Lazarus Grover    b. 6 Jul 1700, Malden, MA  d. abt 1783, Malden, MA   aged "abt 75 yrs"
               3. Mary Grover         b. 31 Oct  1708, Malden, MA.  Married William Lewis (Lewes) 5 Oct 1725 in 
                                                  Medford, MA
              4. Martha Grover       b.        Wrentham, Mass
               5. Elizabeth Grover  b.       Wrentham, Mass.  Married Samuel Skinner 10 Mar 1737 in Norton, Mass
               6. Phebe Grover       b. 10 Mar 1710 Wrentham, Mass. Married Joseph Skinner 10 Mar 1737  in Norton 
                                                  Mass.  Note:(1)  Elizabeth and Phebe appear to have married brothers Samuel and 
                                                  Jospeh Skinner same day & place.  (2)  Phebe & Phineas are twins
               7. Phineas Grover      b. 10 Mar 1710 Wrentham, Mass.  Married (1)  Unkown   (2) Johanna Lane
                                                   11 Feb 1741
               8. Ebenezer Grover    b. 11 May 1712 Wrentham, Mass.  Married Hannah Wellman 12 Jun 1744 in
                                                   Norton, MA
               9. Robert Grover        b. 18 Aug 1714 Norton, Mass.  d. 18 Aug 1714 Norton, Mass
 

Andrew * Grover (Lazarus, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen )b. Oct 1673, Malden, Mass.  d. York, Maine
                Married - Mary Freethy 1702 or 1703 in York, Maine.  Born in York, Maine d/o James Freethy & 
                Mary Milbury.  Sister of Hannah wife of Mathew Grover (brother of Andrerw) b. 16 Jan 1675
                Note:  The cited reference lists a marriage date of 1702(3) vice 1697 and also lists the marriage of Andrews 
                brother Mathew to Mary's sister Hannah at the same time.  It is possible that the two couples were 
                confused with each other

                Children:
                       1.   James Grover  b. 9 Apr 1703,  York, Maine     d. 29 Aug 1730
                       2.   John Grover  b. 13 May 1704, York, Maine.  Married (1) Sarah Bladisdell in 1728/9 
                                                                                                           (2) Charity Rhodes May 1739
                       3.   Samuel Grover  b. 7 May 1707 York, Maine    d. 14 Oct 1721 York, Maine
                       4.   Thomas Grover  b. 3 Jul 1710, York, Maine    d. 11 Oct 1721, York, Maine
                       5.   Benjamin Grover  b. 12 Nov 1712, York, Maine    d. York, Maine  Married  Mehitable Toothaker 
                                    27 Apr 1731(2)   Note:  This couple should not be confused with the Benjamin Grover's of 
                                   Grafton, Mass.  This couple and thier childern 7 grandchildern  lived thier entire lives in York, 
                                    Maine.
                       6.   Mehitable Grover  b. 8 Oct 1714, York, Maine   Married John Sheppard 27 Apr 1732 of York, 
                                     Maine
                       7.  Mathew Grover  b. 23 Mar 1717,  York, Maine    Married  Mary Davis of Portsmouth, Maine 
                                     30 Jul 1737  in York, Maine
                       8.  Andrew Grover  b. 14 Nov 1720, York, Maine    d. 15 Apr 1722 York, Maine
                       9.   Samuel Grover  b. 6 Aug 1724, York, Maine    Married Abigail Grant 29 Dec 1744 in York, Maine
 

Ephraim Grover (Lazarus, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. abt 1675 or 1678, Malden , Mass  d. 5 Feb 1766 in Norton, Mass.  One of the three brothers Thomas, Andrew & Ephriam  who purchased property and settled at Norton, MA just prior to 1700.  They all had large families who settled in the near by towns of Mansfield & Foxbrough.   Many of thier descendents living in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont. Ephraim was Deacon of the Norton, Mass Church for many years.  Married:  Mary Pratt in 1700 in Malden, Mass by the Rev. Mr. Wigglesworth.  Mary was born about 1680 near  Malden, Mass.  d/o Thomas Pratt and Alice (Unkown)

                Children:
                    1.  Mary Grover  b. 19 Feb 1704 , Norton, Mass.  Married  Solomon Skinner 10 Jan 1723
                    2.  Ephraim Grover  b. 27 May 1706, Norton, Mass.  d. 24 Dec 1796.   Married Jemima Newland
                                                     25 Jul 1728.
                    3.  Abigail Grover  b. 12 May 1712 Norton, Mass. Married Josiah Newland 12 Feb 1729 or 1730.
                    4.  Alice Grover   b. 18 Oct 1716 , Norton, Masss.  Married Uriah Atherton 1 Jan 1740.
 

Ebenezer Grover (Lazarus, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 22 Sep 1694 Malden, Mass.  d. 11 Sep 1754 , Norwich, Conn.  Married Ann (Anne) Putt 17 Dec 1720 in Lynn, Mass.  She was born abt. 1698 near Charlestown or Boston, Mass.

            Children:
                1.  Ebenezer Grover  b. 8 Oct 1722 Reading, Mass.  Married Sarah Scammon of Norwich Conn. on 
                                                 24 Oct 1745
                2.  John Grover  b. 10 Jul 1726 Cambridge, Mass
                3.  Jonathan Grover  b. 13 May 1728  Cambridge or Malden, Mass
                4.  Anne Grover  b. 28 Jun 1730 Malden, Mass.
                5.  Mary Grover  b. 10 Mar 1733  Cambridge, Mass.
 

Andrew Grover ( Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. Oct 1672, Malden ,  Mass. d. abt 1751, Norton, Mass.  One of the three brothers Thomas,  Andrew & Ephriam who purchased property and settled at Norton, MA just prior to 1700.  They all had large families who settled in the near by towns of  Mansfield & Foxbrough.  Many of thier descendents living in Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont.  Married:  Mary (Unkown) in 1697.  She was born abt 1675, Malden, Mass.

                    Children:
                        1.  John Grover    b. 12 Mar 1698 , Madlen, Mass.  Married Hannah Skinner 20 Sep 1722
                        2. James Grover  b. 7 Sep 1699
                        3.  Mary Grover    b. 26 Sep 1701 Malden, Mass.  d. 4 Jan 1733 Mansfield, Bristol Mass.  Buried
                                                      Mansfield,  Married John Bolcom 1720
                        4.  Ruth Grover    b. 30 Aug 1703, Norton, Bristol, Mass  d. 22 Nov 1772 Mansfield, Bristol, Mass. 
                                                      Married  Ephraim White abt 1724.
                        5.  Stephen Grover    b. 8 jul 1705 Norton, Bristol, Mass.  Married Sarah Thayer.
                        6.  Hannah Grover    b. 10 Dec 1707 Norton, Bristol, Mass  Married Solomon Bates 12 Nov 1729
                        7.  Sarah Grover    b. 28 Nov 1709 Norton, Bristol, Mass.  d. 19 Nov 1756  Smithfield Provence, 
                                                       Rhode Island.  Married John  Bolocm 29 May 1733
                                                      Note: It is possible that this is the widower of her older sister Mary who died
                                                       4 Jan 1733 (2nd child of this family)
                        8   Mercy Grover     b. 1 Nov 1712 Norton, Bristol, Mass.  d 16 Dec 1718, Norton, Bristol, Masss,
                        9.  Martha Grover   b. 9 May 1715 Norton, Bristol, Mass.  Married   (1)  Noah Tiffaney 23 Apr 1741
                                                          (2) Benjamin Day 3 Feb 1753 in Norton, Mass.
                      10.  Andrew Grover   b. 14 Feb 1717 or 1718 Norton, Bristol, Mass.  Married Hannah Bailey 16 Feb 
                                                          1740 or 1741.
 


Sixth Generation

James Grover  ( Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 7 Sep 1699Malden (Mansfield) Mass.
                   Married:  Sarah Austin  17 Nov 1726 in Norton, Bristol, Mass.  She was b. 1704 d/o John Austin 
                   & Sarah Hall.

                Children:
                        1. "Deacon" James Grover    b. 15 Aug 1729
                        2. Jedediah Grover  b. 23 May 1734, Norton, Bristol, Mass.
                        3. Abigial Grover  b. 4 Mar 1736, Norton, Bristol, Mass.
                        4.  Elizabeth Grover  b. 4 Mar 1736, Norton, Bristol, Mass.
                        5. Sarah Grover  b. 3 May 1732, Norton, Bristol, Mass.
                        6.  John Grover  b. 20 Jun 1739,  Norton, Bristol, Mass.
 


Seventh Generation
Deacon James Grover  ( James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b.  15 Aug 1729 Norton, Bristol, 
               Mass  d. abt 1805, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Known as "Deacon James Grover" he moved from 
               Mansfield, Mass to Peckersfield, NH (now Nelson, NH) and then to Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine. 
               Married:  Sarah Wellman 18 Apr 1754 in Norton, Bristol, Mass.  b. 1732  Norton, Bristol, Mass.  d/o of 
                Samuel Wellman & Hannah Hall

                    Children:
                        1.  James Grover  b. 21 Mar 1755
                        2.  John  Grover  b. abt 1757
                        3.  Jedediah Grover  b. abt 1757  prob Norton, Bristol, Mass.
                        4.  Elijah Grover  b. 1760
                        5. Jedediah Grover  b. abt 1762
                        6. Eli Grover  b. 1763
                        7.  Sarah Grover  b. abt 1764  prob.  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  Married Daniel Gage
                        8.  Olive Grover  b. 1766 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married Benjamin Killgore
                        9.  Naomi Grover  b. 28 Sep 1770, Mansfield, Bristol, Mass.  d.  2 Sep 1829 Bethel, Oxford County, 
                             Maine. Married Jospeh Wheeler
 


Eighth Generation

James Grover ( James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 21 Mar 1755 Norton, Bristol, 
                 Mass.   d. 1810,  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine Married:  Polly ( Unkown)

                    Childern:
                        1.  James Grover
                        2.  Otis Grover
                        3.  John Grover  married Lydia Greenwood
                        4. Elias Grover  married Lydia Greenwood  Note: Lydia is apparently the widow of Elias's brother 
                                           John #3 this family
                        5. Asheal Grover  d. aged 23 years
 

John  Grover  ( James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen )  b. abt 1757 Norton, Bristol, 
                   Mass.  d. 1813 Plattsburg, NY.  Settled in Bethel Maine as a bachelor in an area now called Grover Hill. 
                   He was a soldier of the Revolution, serving with Washington at Dorchester hieghts, Trenton, and several 
                   other places. He died near Plattsburg, NY where he had gone to visit a sick son who was serving in the 
                   Army. Married: Jerusha Wiley of Fryeburg, Maine on 29 May 1783

                    Children:
                        1. Dr. John Grover   b. 22 Nov 1783
                        2. Sally Grover  b. 9 Nov 1785
                        3.  Olive Grover  b. 5 Oct 1788  d. 18 Aug 1793
                        4.  Mason W. Grover  b. 25 Nov 1790.  Married and moved to Wisconsin
                        5.  Olive Grover  b. 31 May 1794   Married and moved to Mercer Maine
                        6.  Twin  born & died 8 Jun 1797
                        7.  Twin  born & died 8 Jun 1797
                        8.  William Grover  b. 8 Apr 1799  Remained unmarried. Reputedly  insane
                        9.  Nancy Grover  b. 23 Mar 1801  married Stephen Morse of Sidney Maine
                        10. Jacob Grover   b. 16 Jan 1805
 

Elijah Grover ( James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen )  b. 1760 Norton, Bristol, Mass.
                 d. 12 May 1805  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine. Married:  Hannah Mills d/o Moses Mason od Dublin NH 
                  and  widow of James Mills who was Killed in Bethel, ME by a falling tree.

                    Children:
                            1.  Elijah Grover  b. 17 Apr 1791, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married Hadassah Bean
                            2.  Mary Grover  b. 12 Mar 1793 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married Thomas S. Paine
                            3.  Nathan Grover  b. 12 Jun 1797  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married Lucinda Barker of 
                                         Waterford,  Maine
                            4.  George W. Grover  b. 23 June 1798 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married Dolly Bean
                            5.  Jeremiah Grover  b. 1801 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.
                            6.  Elvira Grover  b. 14 Dec 1805 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married Aaron Cross
 

Jedediah Grover  ( James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. abt 1762  Hollis, Hillsbrough, New Hampshire
                    Married:  (1) Hannah Wheeler    d. 1818
                                     (2) Hannah Hall  widow of Rev. Samuel R. Hall of Rumford, Maine

                    Children by Hannah Wheeler:
                            1.  Hannah Grover  b. 25 jul 1789  married Joseph Coffin
                            2.  Lucy Grover  b. 17 Dec 1790  married Ebenezer Greenwood
                            3.  Esther Grover  b. 30 Dec 1792  married James Wheeler of Albany, ME
                            4.  Mehitable Grover  b. 22 Oct 1794   married Joseph Lary of Gilead, ME
                            5.  Jedediah Grover  b. 10 Oct 1796
                            6.  Abigail Grover   b. 10 Jan 1799  married Elihu Bean
                            7.  Silas Grover  b. 21 May 1801
                            8.  Lovinia Grover  b. 11 Aug  1803
                            9.  Jedediah Grover
 

Eli Grover ( James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen )  b. 1763 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  d. 2 Sep 1837 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                            They settled in West Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  They had 14 children
                    Married:  Mehitable Austin  in 1785 in Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  She was b. 14 Jan 1772 in Maine.

                    Children:
                            1.  Abigail Grover  b. May 1790  d. 2 Aug 1793
                            2.  Eli Grover   b. 18 Jan 1792
                            3.  James Grover  b. 18 Nov 1793
                            4.  Peter Grover  b. 30 Jul 1795  d. 1874  married Almira Mason
                            5.  Mehitable Grover  b. 2 Jul 1797
                            6.  Leonard Grover  b. 9 May 1799  d. 25 Feb 1884  married (1) Tabitha Green  (2) Lydia Gould
                            7.  Amos Grover  b. 13 Jul 1801  d. 1 Aug 1883 prob. Portland, Maine where he lived. 
                                                       Married   Susan Taylor Gould
                            8.  Hezekiah Grover  b. 2 Sep 1803  d. 6 Oct 1831  Married Betsy Bartlett
                            9.  Andrew Grover  b. 25 Sep 1805  d.  1863  Married Rachel Mason
                          10.  Abel Grover  b 26 Oct 1807  Married Harriet Adams they resided in Westbrook, Maine near
                                                        Portland.
                          11.  Alpheus Grover  b.  26 Ocy 1809  d. 1 Nov 1842   Graduated from B.C. (Boston College ?) 
                                                      never  married
                          12.  Sarah Grover  b.  7 Oct 1812  d. 15 Jul 1819
                          13. Alman (Almon) Grover  b. 24 Jan 1815
                          14. Arvilla Grover  b. 20 Jan 1817

Sarah Grover ( James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen )
Naomi Grover  ( James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen )
 


Ninth Generation
 
James Grover ( James,  James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen )
                Married:  Sarah Brooks of Buxton, Maine

                Children:
                    1.  Charles Grover  b. 4 Jul 1820
                    2.  Ruth Grover  b.  20 Jan 1822
Otis Grover ( James,  James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen )
                Married:  Sally Grover  b. 9 Nov 1785 d/o John Grover & Jerusha Wiley

                Children:
                    1.  Otis Grover  b. 24 Sep 1805
                    2.  Rufus Grover  b. 13 Jan 1809 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                    3.  Mary Grover  b. 16 Nov 1810
                    4.  Jerusha Grover  b. 19 Jan 1813  d. 13 Jan 1827
                    5.  John Grover  b. 9 Dec 1814
                    6.  Levi Grover  b. 10 Sep 1816
                    7.  Nancy Grover  b. 5 Sep 1818
                    8.  Sarah Grover  b. 16 Dec 1820
                    9.  Stephen C. Grover  b. 19 Nov 1822
                  10.  Clarissa Grover  b. 18 Feb 1824  d. 1 Sep 1824
Elias Grover ( James,  James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) Married:  Lydia Greenwood 
                     appearntly widow of his brother John.  There were apparently no children during her marriage to John.

                Children:
                    1. Penelope Grover  b. 19 Oct 1820  d.  Sep 1823
                    2. Virginia Grover  b. 16 Aug 1824
                    3.  Caroline Grover  b. 2 Jan 1827
                    4.  Van Buren Grover  b. 17 Aug 1830
                    5.  Elias Hannibal Grover  b. 5 Jul 1837
 

Dr. John Grover    ( John, James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 22 Nov 1783 Bethel, 

Oxford Cnty, Maine  d 19 Jul 1866. Dr. Grover was a  medical student with Dr. Timothy Carter at Middle Interval.  He enlisted as a private soldier during the War of 1812.  When his  medical studies became known he was assigned to Portsmouth Hospital ( Portsmouth NH or Portmouth VA ?  Both had military Hospitals at the time.  The New Hampshire Hospital seems more likely).  While ther he taught himslef pharmacology and  trained as a surgeon.  He continued his studies with Dr. John Merrill of Portland (ME).  Just as he was to recieve his commision the war ended and he was discharged.  He then continued his studies at Harvard as a pupil to Dr. Warren and return to Bethel, Maine in 1816 to practice.  Married :  Fanny Lary of Gilead, Maine  b. abt 1802 d. 18 Jul 1880 aged 78 years
 
 
 

Children:
            1.  Abernathy Grover   b. 16 Feb 1821 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married (1) Mary Chase d/o Timothy 
                           Chapman on 26 Jun 1848.  She died 4 May 1871 married (2) Isabella Shehan.  He went 
                            west after  his second marriage.
           2.  Tallyrand Grover  b. 24 Aug 1822  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  d. 4 Jun 1859 in Upsala, Sweden while 
                           on a Euopean tour
           3.  Lafayette Grover  b. 30 Nov 1823 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine. Married Lizzie Porter. ( Elizabeth 

Carter ?) Became Govenor Of Oregon (Democrat) Sept.14, 1870 - Feb.1, 1877 and a United States 
                           Senator . 
Lafayette Grover           
4.  Philophrene Grover  b. 24 Jul 1825 and d. 5 Apr 1833 in  Bethel, Oxford   
                 Cnty, Maine
5.  Cuvier Grover  b. 29 Jul 1828 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  d. 6Jjun 1885  
                  Atlantic City, NJ.  Married (1) Susan Flint d 27 Sep 1869 (2) Ella 
                  Miller on 28 Jan 1875
6.  Philophrene Grover  b. 3 Jan 1835 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  d. 17 Dec 
                   1871Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married Cullen C. Chapman
 

Sally Grover ( John, James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus,  Stephen ) Married : Otis Grover  s/o 
                James Grover & Polly  (Uknown) Childern:  see Otis Grover   listed above

Jacob Grover    ( John, James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 16 Jan 1805  and 
                      d. 10 Oct 1872 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine. He was a Farmer and Tavern Keeper.  Buried in Bethel, 
                      Oxford Cnty, Maine  Married:  Naomi Wheeler  on 2 Jun 1832 in West Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine

                Children:
                        1.  Robina Grover  b. 23 Nov 1834,  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married Jospeh S. Mason
                        2.  Elcina Grover  b.  27 Aug 1838,  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married Greenleaf Coffin.  
                             Resided in Berlin, New Hampshire
                        3.  Llwewllyn Grover  b. 30 Mar 1840,  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married Hattie Grover
                        4.  Octavia Grover  b. 30 Jan 1842,  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        5.  Sarah Grover  b. 6 Jul 1855,  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
 

Jeremiah Grover  ( Elijah, James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 1801, Bethel, Oxford 
                        Cnty, Maine d. 1871 Brown County, Kansas.  He resided some years in Bethel then moved on to the 
                        Fryeburg Academy Grant where he operated a sawmill.  He then returned to Bethel for a time then 
                        moved on to Illnios and then to Brown Cnty, KS where he is buried. Married:  Sophia Blake of 
                        Portland
                            Children:
                            1. Alonzo J. Grover  refered to as "The Honorable Alonzo J. Grover"
 

Silas Grover  (Jedediah, James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 21 May 1801 Bethel, 
                          Oxford Cnty, Maine  d. 19 Jun 1855,  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married:  Susanna Blanchard.
                Children:
                    1.  David M. Grover  b. 6 Dec 1829, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                    2.  Sarah Grover  b. 21 Oct 1831, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                    3.  Darius Hannibal Grover  b. 18 Jun 1835 Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                    4.  Susan Matilda Grover  b. 30 Nov 1837, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                    5.  Amelia J. Grover  b. 18 Mar 1839, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                    6.  Caroline L Grover  b. 19 Oct 1841, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
 

Jedediah Grover (Jedediah, James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 10 Oct 1796
                Married (1)  Mehitable Grover  b. 2 Jul 1797  d. 17 Nov 1831   d/o Eli Grover 7 Mehitable Austin
                            (2)  Abigail Cross in 1833

                Children by Mehitable Grover:
                        1.  Hezeiah Austin Grover  b. 21 Oct 1831

                Chiildren by Abigail Cross:
                        2.  Charles H Grover  b. 7 Jun 1834
                        3.  Mehitable Grover  b. 27 Mar 1836, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        4.  Lydia Chase Grover  b. 30 Apr 1838, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        5.  Virgil Bradford Grover  b. 29 Aug 1840, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
 

Eli Grover  (Eli,James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen )  b. 18 Jan 1792  and d. 30 Sep 1843, 
                              Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                Married:  Ester Mason

                Children:
                        1.  Eli Grover  b. 10 Jun 1817
                        2.  Esther T Grover  b. 29 Aug 1819, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        3.  Eppelena Thriza Grover  b. 29 May 1826, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        4.  Malvina Grover  b. 16 Jul 1826, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  died young
                        5.  Eliza Grover  b. Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  died young, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        6.  Walter Mason Grover  b. Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  died young, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
 

James Grover (Eli, James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen )  b. 18 Nov 1793, Bethel, 
                        Oxford  Cnty, Maine.  Married  (1)  Pamela Barker  d. 30 Dec 1840, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        (2)  Thriza Twitchell
                Children by Pamela Barker:
                        1.  Frederick Orville Grover  b. 11 May 1821 d. 18 Aug 1823.   Born and died in  Bethel, Oxford 
                             Cnty, Maine
                        2.  Sarah Grover  b. 10 Nov 1822, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        3.  Mary Thurston Grover  b. 18 Sep 1826 , Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        4.  Infant Child  b. 21 aug 1826  d. 22 Aug 1826, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        5.  James Grover  b. 6 Sep 1827, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        6.  Ebenezer Grover  b. 20 Sep 1829  d. 12 Aug 1830.   Born and  died in Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        7.  Frederick Ebenezer Grover  b. 27 Apr 1832, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        8.  Amanda Pualine Grover  b. 19 Mar 1834, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        9.  Aurilla Loduska Grover  b. 13 Mar 1836, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                      10.  Eveline Fidelia Grover  b. 21 Sep 1838,  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                      11.  Cornelius Barber Grover  b. 18 Nov 1840,  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine

Mehitable Grover ( EliJames,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 2 Jul 1797  d. 17 Nov 
                      1831 in Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine Married:  Jedediah Grover  s/o Jedediah Grover & Hannah 
                       Wheeler  Children:   see Jedediah Groverlisted above

Alman (Almon) Grover  ( EliJames,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen )  b. 24 Jan 1815  d. 
                        14 Feb 1882 Born & died in Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  He was a farmer. Married:  Olive Wheeler
                         b. 3 Nov 1818  d. 10 Jan 1902 both in Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  d/o Joseph Wheeler and Olive 
                         Gage  Note:  Lapham History of Bethel, Maine has his name as ALMAN  however original family 
                          records have the name as "ALMON"

                    Children:
                        1.  Samuel Octavious Grover  b. 28 Oct 1849
                        2.  Almeda E. Grover b. 6 Dec 1840   d. 5 May 1857 both in  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine
                        3.  Leonard G. Grover  b. 29 Jun 1842,  Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married Lydia D. Wheeler
                             29 Jun 1866
                        4.  Gabrilla O. Grover  b. 11 Sep 1844  d. 18 Apr 1859
                        5.  Arvilla D Grover  b. 21 Jul 1847  d. 6 Mar 1859
                        6.  George A. Grover  b. 5 Dec 1851, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine.  Married 1 May 1881 
                              Anna R. Wright d/o Seth Wright
                        7.  August L. Grover  b. 28 Feb 1853, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  d. 1904
                        8.  Eugene C. Grover  b. 20 Jun 1856.  Went "west" and married there
                        9.  Albert B. Grover  b. 5 Oct 1857, Bethel, Oxford Cnty, Maine  Married 3 Jan 1889 Edith Wheeler

Arvilla Grover ( Eli, James,   James, Andrew, Thomas, Thomas, Lazarus, Stephen ) b. 20 Jan 1817  d. 2 Jun 1845
                    Married:  Gilbert Chapman  28 Mar 1842  s/o Eliphaz Chapman
                    Children:
                           1.  Ellen Oreana Chapman  b. 1 Dec 1843
 


Refences:

1. "The Ancestry & Genealogy of Thomas Grover born July 1807 White Falls, New York and died Feburay 1886 Farmington,     Utah"  compiled by; Joel P. Grover Los Angels, Ca 1959  pages 12 -21

2.  "Lincoln's History of Worchester Massachusetts", published 1836 pages 8-10

3.  "History of the Town of Bethel, Maine" by; William B Lapham.  A facsimle of the 1891 edition with a new historical essay  by Stanely Russel Howe;  pubished by  New England History Press in collaboration with the Bethel Historical Society  1981

4.  Family Records

5.  Microflim of certificate

6.  Federal census 1850
 

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