Son of Patrick Grant of Glenmoriston, Inverness-shire, Scotland, born May 20, 1734, he was "bred to the sea." In 1757 he was in the 17th Regt. and came to America, where he served in Forbes's campaign against Ft. Duquesne in 1758, and with Gen. Amherst in the Lake Champlain region, in 1759. In 1760 he commanded all the vessels on that lake. From 1763 until the Revolution he had direction of the British vessels on all the lakes; from 1778-1812 he commanded those on Erie, Huron, and Michigan. In 1774 he married Therese Barthe and they established a country home in modern Grosse Pointe Farms. He was a lt. of Essex Co. militia, a legislator, and acting gov. of Upper Canada, although he remained in the U.S. He died May 8, 1813. (MMQ) (blue index cards)
From the description of Alexander Grant papers, 1812-1924. (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 428438561
