Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File W. 23131, Jedediah Grover, Mass.
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SERVICE                                 Number 
Mass.| Grover, Jedediah | W23131
                   Elizabeth             

Contents 
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[Service Book Cover,  laid flat, Left Side/back]
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Reported 
Dec: 15 /48
Date of death 
not on AB

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2405
Main
Elizabeth Grover
Widow of Jedediah Grover 
MH 
Who served in the Revolutionary war, as a private.

Inscribed on the Roll at the rate of  23 Dollars 33.

Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1848.
 
Certificate of pension issued the 15th day of December 1948 and sent to James Starr JMS.

 Recorded on Role of Pensioners under act February to, 1848, page 12 vol. 1.
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Affidavit of Marriage
of Elizabeth Grover
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The following is a copy from the Book of Records of Marriage belonging to  Town of Bridgewater in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. 
November twenty seventh seventeen hundred and seventy seven  Jedediah Grover of Mansfield and Elizabeth King by Reve John Shaw.  I certify that the above is in true copy of the record with the exception of the date, which is Express on the record in fair, legible figures as follows "Nov. 27. 1777"
 Mitchell  Keith, Town Clerk
 I Mitchell Keith above-named,  depose and say that I hold the office of town clerk of Bridgewater and the county of Plymouth and Commonwealth of Massachusetts, and is that the above is a true excerpt from the record of said town, with the exception of of named certified by me
 Mitchell Keith Town Clerk 
Bridgewater Massachusetts
 Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
 Plymouth County Mi }   October 15, 1838
Sworn to before me -
 Nathan Mitchell Just. of the Peace
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5347 

Elizabeth Grover

Me

Act of July 38
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No roll for 76-
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aonio of mopri
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  $23.33
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no deduction

James Starr
Jay Me
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Declaration

In order to claim the benefits of the Act. of Congress, of 7th July, 1938 entitled " An Act granting half pay and  provisions to certain widows,"
State of Maine
County of Franklin} SS

On this twenty sixth day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hounded thirty nine, formally offered before Hon. Thomas Parker Judge of the Court of Probate in and for said County of Franklin, Elizabeth Grover a residence of Carthage in the affairs and County aged eighty four years, who, being first duly sworn, according to law, doth, under oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed July 7, 1838, intiled "An Act  granting half pay and provisions to certain widows;"  That she is widowed of Jedediah Grover late of Paris in the County Axfand in the  State of Maine who was a Soldier in the War of the Revolution and served one term on campaign of two months as a colonial in that war in a company commanded by Silas Cobb of Norton, that serves was performed in the months of February and March in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six, that said company was stationed at a place called Winter hill in the town of Cambridge and area at Thaxberry, and Dorchester near Boston and during the campaign the enemy invaded Boston. That he afterwards served in another campaign term of five months in the same war in a company commanded by Samuel White of Alamsfield in which company Williams Copeland was a lieutenant and Col. Cary was the Commander of the
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Regiment in which he served, that she thinks he entered the service about July in the year seventeen hundred seventy six & was marched to the City of New York through Connecticut and was stationed at a place called Chelsea on the Hudson River a short distance above the City of New York – that she was married to said Jedediah Grover November the 27th, 1777, that he died on the 20th of April 1825, in that she has never since been married – That he was at the time of service a resident of Mansfield Commonwealth of Massachusetts, - that she has no documentary evidence in support of her claim – she further thinks that the said Jedediah Grover served about six weeks in the commencement of the war under the command of Benjamin Bates & that he was on an expedition of about one month in the State of Rhode Island.
     She further declares that she was not married to him prior to his leaving the service, but the marriage took place previous to the first of January, seventeen hundred ninety four. Viz: at the time above stated
[signature] Elizabeth Grover
Subscribed and sworn to this day and your above written before me, this applicant from age and infirmity not being to attain in Court
Thomas Parker Judge of the Court of Probate Franklin County
State of Maine
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I Edsel Grover of Carthage in the county of Franklin State of Maine living of lawful age do testify and say that I was personally acquainted with Jedediah Grover the husband of the foraging applicant that he died in Paris in the county of Oxford State of Maine on the 20th of April 1825 and that Elizabeth Grover the the foraging applicant has remained his widow ever since 

March 26th. 1839  Edsel Grover

State of Maine 

County of Franklin SS

Be it known that on this 26th day of March 1839 Edsel Grover the ? described to the above affidavit and made oath that the same is true in all it's parts part. The applicant being a indelible witness before me

John Parker Judge of Probate 

State of Maine

County of Franklin} SS

 March 30th, 1939 I hereby certify that Thomas Parker is Judge of probate in and for the county of Franklin and was at the date of the  foraging [?], in said State,  duly constituted and commissioned; and that to his acts and, adorations, as such, full faith and verdict are and aught to be given, in and out of court, and that the above is his genuine signature, in testimony whereof I have hear unto affixed  the Seal of the County Probate   for said County, the date above written 

[Seal]

 William Dickey} Register of the Court of Probate Franklin County
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March 8th, 1938

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BA-J/EEL

 Jedediah Grover - w. 23131

Mrs. Asa L. Child
# 366 Redonde  Avenue 
Salt Lake City, Utah 

Dear Sir:
Reference is made to your letter in which you requested information in regard to Elizabeth Grover, whose name is shown on a list of Revolutionary War pensioners of Franklin County, Maine, age eighty-five years; you request, also, the Revolutionary War record of Thomas Grover, who served in Captain John Blunt company, under major William Lithgow, defending the frontiers of Lincoln County.

 There is no claim for pension or bounty land on file based upon the military service in the Revolutionary War of a Thomas Grover. Such claims are the source of the data furnished by this office. The record has been found of Jedediah Grover, who's Widow, Elizabeth Grover, receive pension on account of his service in the Revolutionary War,  while residing in Franklin County, Maine. That record is furnished here in, the date for which where obtained from the papers filed in the pension claim, w. 23131, based upon the service of said Jedidiah Grover in the Revolutionary War.

 The date place of birth and names of the parents of Jedediah Grover are not shown.

 While residing at Mansfield, Massachusetts, Jedediah Grover enlisted with the Massachusetts troops, as follows: from sometime about the commencement of the Revolution, six weeks in Captain Benjamin Bates company: dates of service not given from February or March, 1776, two months as Corporal in Captain Silas Cobb's company he was stationed at Winter Hill near Boston and was there when the British evacuated the city: from July, 1776, five months in Captain Samuel  White's company, Colonel  Carey's Massachusetts Regiment, and went to New York: it was stated that he served, also, for one month on an expedition to Rhode Island, date of this tour were not given.
[ Handwritten note on right hand side next to last paragraph.]
 identified Capt. Cobbs[? ] & Col. Carey
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Jedediah Grover died April 20, 1825, at Peru, Oxford County, Maine.

 The soldier married November 27, 1777, Elizabeth King, date and place of her birth and names of her parents not shown. He was then of Mansfield, Massachusetts and their marriage was a recorded on the town records of Bridgewater, Massachusetts. They were married by the Reverend John Shaw. Executed March 26th, 1839, at which time she was aged 80 - 4 years that resided in Carthage, Franklin County, Maine. In 1848, she was living in Wilton, Franklin County, Maine.

 Soldier's widow, Elizabeth was allowed pension on her application executed March 26, 1839, at which time she was aged eighty-four years and resided in Carthage, Franklin County, Maine. In 1848, she was living in Wilton, Franklin County, Maine. 

 No reference was made to children.

In 1839, one Edsel Grover lived in Carthage, Maine and in 1848, one Dennis Grover was a witness for the widow, Elizabeth. No relationship either to the widow was stated. 

In order to obtain the date of last page of  pension, the name and address of persons paid and possibly the date of death of the Revolutionary War pensioner, Elizabeth, widow of Jedediah Grover (W. 23131), you should address the Comptroller General. General Accounting Office, Records Division, this city, and cite the following data:

 Elizabeth Grover, Widow of Jedediah Grover

Certificate No. 2405

Issue December 15, 1840

Rate, $23.33 per annum 

Commenced March 4, 1848

Act of February 2, 1848

Main agency.



Very truly yours

A. D. Hiller 

Executive Assistant to the Administrator.

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J. L. Edward Esquire

 Commission of Pensions

War department

City Washington

 D.C.


3976 [?]
6118 Oct 48
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Lay Maine August, 19th. 1840

J. L. Edwards Esq  Commissioner of Pensions}

Sir,
 I hear enclosed the Declaration of Sarah French and Elizabeth Grover, in order for them to obtain benefits of the pension made y the Act of Congress, passed on the 25th of February 1840, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. It is desirable that you return to me there certificates of pension at your early earliest convenience.

 I am very respectfuly your

 most obedient servant.

 James Star
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Revy

Widow, &c. 

 Dial no. 23131

Elizabeth Grover

 Wid of 

Jedediah Grover

Pen. Rev. War  

Act Feb 2, 1848

Index: Vol A, Page 291

[ Arrangement of 1870.]

 1938 - Mar. 8 Hist  to Asa

L. Child, EL
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[ stamp]  Received Feb 21 1938  MAIL SUB-DIV. VETS. ADM READER  35

 Asa L. Child 

366 Redondo Avenue 

Salt Lake City, Utah

Feb. 16, 1938

 Veterans Administration,

Navy Building

Washington, D. C.

 Dear Sir:

Kindly send me a copy of the information shown in the pension records of Elizabeth Grover, who appears in a list of Maine Rev.  War Soldiers receiving pensions as follows:

Elizabeth Grover, age 85, Franklin

Co. Main, residents held same as Guilford. 

Sincerely yours, 

Asa L Child

Jedediah  W23131
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Lawyer May 2} James Star

J. L. Edwards Esquire.

 Commissioner pensions

War Department

City Washington

D. C.
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8Law. State of Maine 

May 2 1839

J.L. Edwards Esq. 

Com. of Pensions}

Sir.
 I hear enclose the application of Widow Elizabeth Grover for a pension, when [?]  he has had on the same, please send her certificate, or the request there of to me.
Bear respectfully you are most obt. servt.
 James Starr
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[Test written vertically]
4431

Sep. 23, 1843 

Elizabeth Grover

Oct. 1843

 Maine

 $23.23  her aid

James Starr

Lay

Main

[Text written horizontally]
 Lay Me             Free
Sep  Co-}

J. L. Edwards Esq
Commissioner of Pensions
War Department
City Washington
D. C.
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Lay, Main Sept. 19 1943

J.L. Edwards Esq.

Dear Sir,

 I hear close the application of the Widow Elizabeth Grover to obtain the benefit of the pension made by the act of Congress passed March 3rd 1943. The certificate of pension that shall be issued to her I wish you too close to me. 

I am very respectfully

Your most obedient servant

James Starr
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39406

Main

Elizabeth Grover

Widow of Jedediah Grover

Who was a Private

In the Massachusetts line

 Inscribe on the Roll of the rate of

23 Dollars 33

Cent per annum, to commence on 

the 4th day of March, 1843.

Certificate of pension issued the.

 8th day of December 1843

 and sent to James Starr

Lay. Maine

[ Acts of March 3, 1843.]

 Record and Book A.

Vol. 1 page 5





Reported Dec. 20 1845
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COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS

 secretary's office, October 18th, 1838.
I hereby certify, that Nathan Mitchell Esq is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Plymouth; - and that Cromwell Leonard Esq  is a Justice of the Peace for the county of Bristol (and they were to at to it at the date of their several add attestations.)
 in the said Commonwealth Julie constructed in commission to; and that their acts and attestation, as such, full faith and credit are and ought to be given, in and out of Court.
[Seal]
 Catherine thereof, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the Commonwealth, the day above written. 
John P. Bridgeton
 Kateri of the Commonwealth.
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aa 3976
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DECLARATION, 

In order to obtain benefits of the Act of Congress of  February 2, 1848, entitled "An Act Making further provisions for the Surviving Widows of the Soldiers of the Revolution." 

State of Maine, County of Franklin} SS.

 On this twentieth day of August A. D. 1840  personally appeared, before this subscriber, a Justice of the Peace, in the County of Franklin and state of Maine, Elizabeth Grover a resident of Wilton in the county of Franklin age ninety there years, who, being first duly sworn according to law, doth on her oath, make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of provision made by the Act of Congress, passed on the second of February, 1848, granted Pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of Jedediah Grover who was a soldier during the Revolutionary War; that she was pensioned as the widow of the said Jedediah Grover at the rate of twenty three dollars and thirty three cents per annum, under the Act of June 17, 1844, which was paid to her at the Agency in Portland, in the State of Maine. She further declares that she is still a widow.  

 Elizabeth Grover  x her mark

Witness:

Edsel Grover

Dennis Grover

Sworn to and subscribe, on the day and year above written,

BEFORE ME,  James Starr   Justice of the Peace.

 I certify that the declarant is personally known to me, and that she is the same individual stated by her in the foregoing declaration.

James Starr, Justice of the Peace.

 State of Maine, Franklin County,}SS.

I, Alanson B Caswell Clerk of the Courts of Franklin County, certified that James Starr Esq  is a magistrate as above, and that the above signatures, reporting to be his, are genuine. 

IN TESTEMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto affixed the Seal of the  Supreme Judicial Court of Maine, and subscribe my name this twelfth day of August in the year 1848.

A. B. Caswell} Clerk of the Courts of Franklin County.

[Seal]
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J. L. Edwards Esquire

Commissioner of Prisons

City Washington

D. C.

 4431
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State of Maine County of Franklin}S. S.

On this the fifteenth day of August  in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty three personally appeared before me James Starr a justice of the peace within and for said county. Yep

 Elizabeth Grover a resident of Carthage in the county of Franklin aforesaid, aged eighty eight years, [?]  being first duly sworn, according to the law, doth on her oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefits of the provision made by the Act of Congress, passed the 3 March,1843, granting pensions to widows of persons who served during the Revolutionary War. That she is the widow of  Jedediah Grover, who was a private in the Revolutionary War, and died on the 20th day of April 1825. She also declares that she has received five years pension under the act of 7th July 1825. At the rate of twenty three dollars and  twenty three cents per annum. She also declares that she is still a widow. 

Elizabeth Grover sworn to and subscribed, on the day and year above written, before me, James Starr Justice of the Peace

 I certify that the declarant is personally known to me
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me to have been pensioned under the Act of July 7, 1838, and is the reputed widow of Jedediah Grover, deceased, and has remained unmarried ever since his death.

 James Starr, Justice of the Peace

Signature of the magistrate James Starr Just. Peace.

 State of Maine Franklin County} SS

 I Alanson B Caswell, Clerk of the Judicial Court of the County and State aforesaid, do hereby certify that James Starr is a justice of the peace and of the quorum in and for said county, duly commissioned and qualified; that his commission was dated on the twenty third day of January 1840 and will

expire on the twenty second day of January 1847, and that his signature above it written is genuine.

 Given under my hand and the Seal of said County this fifteenth day  up September A.D. 1943.

[seal] A.B.  Caswell{  Clerk of the Jud Court of Franklin County
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Affidavit of John Cobb 

&

 Thomas damn Force
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I Thomas Danforth of Norton in the county of Bristol in state of Massachusetts being seventy eight years of age do testify and say that I was well acquainted with Jedediah Grover, late of the town of Pence in the county of Oxford in the state of Maine decease, and that the said Jedediah Grover was a Soldier in the war of the Revolution and served one campaign or turn in that war of five months in a company with me, said company was commanded by Samuel White of Mansfield,  William Copeland was Lieutenant, in said company - and Col Hardy was the commander of the Regiment in the in which we served. We entered the service,  (according to the first of my recollection) of this time in the month of July and the year of seventeen hundred and seventy six, and we were marched to the city of Norfolk through Connecticut and we were stationed at a place called Chelsea on the Hudson River a short distance above the city of New York - and I do further testify that said Grover was an inhabitant of the Town of Mansfield during the said war, and that I have no intentions whatsoever in the obtaining of pension for Elizabeth Grover widow of the said Jedidiah Grover.

 October 17, 1938. Thomas Danforth

 State of Massachusetts Bristol County -}  So be it known that on  17 day of October 1838.  I personally officiated Thomas Dayton,  [?]  to the above affidavit and made oath that the same is true and all parts. Before me, Croml, Leonard  Justice of the Peace 

And I further testify that the said Thomas Danforth is in my opinion a credible witness. Croml Leonard Justice of the Peace
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-I John Mansfield  in the county of Bristol and state of Massachusetts being eighty years of age, do you testify and say that I was well acquainted with Jedediah Grover late of Peru in the county of Oxford in the state of Maine and that the said Jedediah Grover was a soldier in the war of the Revolution and served one term or campaign of two months as a corporal and that war is a company with me set company was commanded by Silas Cobb of Lorton and the shed service Waze performed in the months of February and March in the year seventeen hundred and seventy six, said company was stationed at a place call Winter Hill in the Town of Cambridge and at Roxbury & Dorchester near Boston- and I further testify that the said Jedediah Grover was an in inhabitant of the Town of Mansfield during the Revolutionary war, and that I have no interest whatsoever in obtaining a pension for Elizabeth Grover the widow of the said Jedediah Grover. 

 October 17th, 1838   John Cobb

State of Massachusetts Bristol County} Be it known that on the 7th day of October 1838 personally appeared John Cobb  submitter to be above applicant and made oath that the same is true and all its parts 

Before me Chroml Leonar  Justice Peace

And I further certify that said words deceased, performance, and said, where witness in this affidavit before the same was signed, and the said John Cobb is a reputable and credible witness-
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Main  - 3655

Elizabeth Grover 

Widow of Jedidiah Grover
 who was a pensioner under the Act of  [blank] and who died 
on the 20 Ape 1825
of Franklin in the State of Maine
who was a Pri. in the Colby command by Captain Cobb of the Reg. command by Carey in the [?] apply
time for 7 months
Inscribed on the Roll of Maine
to the rate of 23 Dollars 33Cents per annum,  to commence on the fifth day of March 1836

Certificate of Pension issued the 30 day of July 1839, as dated by James Starr, Lay, Maine 

Arrears to the State of Maine - $69.99
Semi - annual allowance ending  11.66

 $81.65

{ Act July 7,1838.}

Record by R Burden Clerk, 
Book A Vol. 17 Page 10-