Grant Family Monument - Palisado Avenue Historic District - Windsor, Connecticut
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N 41° 51.552 W 072° 38.114
18T E 696281 N 4636847
Memorial honoring early settlers and founders of Windsor, Connecticut and ancestors of President Ulysses S. Grant.
Waymark Code: WMC21R
Location: Connecticut, United States
Date Posted: 07/16/2011
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"GRANT FAMILY MONUMENT, 1931. A granite monument standing on a small townowned parcel in front of 160 Palisado Avenue, it was erected in 1931 by the descendants of two early settlers. Along with the monument on Palisado Green, this site illustrates the nativist, geneological emphasis of Yankee society in the early 20th century, a trend which contributed to the popularity of the Colonial Revival architecture that characterizes the district, both in its 20th-century houses and the 20th-century alterations to earlier houses." - Historic District Nomination.
Text of memorial
This Memorial Marks The Homesite Of
Matthew and Priscilla Grant
Who For The Sake Of Religious Liberty
Left England In 1630 And Dorchester In 1635.
They Were Among The Founders Of Windsor, Of Which He Was
For Man Years Surveyor, Recorder, Selectman and Deacon.
His Best Epitaph Is In His Own Words "I Have Been Careful To Do Nothing On One Man's Desire."
They Were The Ancestors Of General Ulysses S. Grant, 18th President Of The United States.
Erected By The Grant Family Association May 30, 1931