Henry Gran (Elliot’s great-great-grandfather) immigrated to the United States in 1869 because he hated Sweden. The surname Gran means a spruce tree in Swedish, probably related to the German grün and English green (as in an evergreen tree). Sometime after 1880, Henry changed it to Grant in an effort to excise any vestigial Swedishness.
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Other Pages about Grant
- Steve Grant: An Autobiography
- To Evelyn: A Memorial Letter from Bill
- In Memoriam: Evelyn Di Giorgio Grant
- Ives to Grant
- Elliot Thomas Grant: An Autobiography
Images
- U.S. Census with Henry, Christina, and Emma Gran
- U.S. Census with Henry, Cristina, and Lilly Grant
- U.S. Census with Henry and Kristina Grant
- U.S. Census with the Hoffmans and Grants
- Frankie Grant’s Life Story