Genealogy for
Benjamin Bartlet Grant 

	Parents
	Calhoun McDuffie Grant 2/9/1834 - 9/24/1908	Sarah Elizabeth Johnsey 10/6/1834 - 5/18/1886

About Benjamin Bartlet Grant
Benjamin Bartlet Grant 1854 - 1920 (Shown at age 26) Benjamin Bartlet Grant was born about 1854 somewhere in GA and died about 1920 in an unknown place. He was 66 years old. Actual birth and death dates unknown.
Census 7/30/1870 Hamiltton GA (Harris County) 16 yrs old Recorded as family #1877: Calhoun Grant (age 36), Sarah E. (age 35), Benjamin (age 16), Andrew C. (age 13), Jasper (12), George E. (9), Joseph M. (8), and Mosella (female, age 3). Calhoun is a farmer and estimates the value of his real estate to be $700 and his personal estate to be $400. Calhoun and Sarah were born in SC and the children in GA. The three oldest children have been attending school.
Age Date Event Viewing events that affected the communities where Benjamin Grant lived Viewing U.S. History Viewing World History Viewing Discoveries 1 1855 Third Seminole Indian War begins. It ends three years later when Chief Billy Bowlegs and his band are forced to move from Florida. 2 1856 The first Neanderthal fossils are found near Germany 5 1859 Charles Darwin publishes "Origin of Species" and begins the evolution theory. 6 1860 Presidential election puts Abraham Lincoln in office. The campaign has heated the issues regarding slavery in the south. 7 1861 NEWS HEADLINES: American Civil war begins at Ft. Sumter, located in Charleston Harbor, VA. 8 1862 NEWS HEADLINES: May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. 8 1862 May 20, 1862 the US government passes the Homestead Act to provide cheap land for settlement of lower Southeast and West. 9 1863 Abraham Lincoln issues the "Emancipation Proclamation" freeing slaves. 11 1865 American Civil war ends with General Lee's surrender at Appomattox, VA. Reconstruction begins in the "old South" 11 1865 Mendel publishes his papers on genetics and introduces the concept to the public. 14 1868 An eight-hour work day is established for federal employees. 15 1869 Cro-magnon Man fossils are found in France 22 1876 The National League of Baseball is founded 23 1877 Edison invents the phonograph permitting music and voices to be recorded and replayed. 25 1879 Edison invents the electric light bulb. 28 1882 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison creates the first large power station in New York City, making it the first place in America to have electricity. 31 1885 NEWS HEADLINES: Eastman invents the box camera. For the first time photography becomes affordable for the average citizen. 35 1889 The first calculating machine is invented and uses punch cards 41 1895 Wireless telegraph and the "antenna" are invented but it covers a very short distance. 43 1897 First ship to shore message is sent using an improved form of wireless telegraph 46 1900 The cause of yellow fever is discovered. It is proven that the fever is spread by mosquitoes. This rallies an effort to provide better mosquito control. 46 1900 Freud publishes his book "The Interpretation of Dreams" 47 1901 First transatlantic wireless telegraph is sent. 48 1902 The first Tyrannosaurus Rex fossil is discovered. 49 1903 Wright Brothers complete the first successful flight with an airplane at Kitty Hawk 50 1904 The first vacuum tube diode is invented by Fleming 52 1906 The triode vacuum tube is invented 52 1906 Kellogg sells the first box of Corn Flakes 52 1906 Electrons are discovered by Thomson 54 1908 NEWS HEADLINES: Henry Ford produces the first Model T automobile 55 1909 The "Piltdown Man" hoax -- a fake archeological discovery announced by dishonest scientists who wanted to "prove" that human beings had evolved in Europe 55 1909 The National Association for Advancement of Colored People is formed (NAACP) 56 1910 Boy Scout and Girl Scout Organizations are introduced in America and the concept of a "week end" meaning time off from regular work begins to take root. The British Empire covers 1/5th of the world land area. 58 1912 The unsinkable Titanic sinks on its first trip to New York drowning 1,513 people. 59 1913 NEWS HEADLINES: Edison invents motion pictures 59 1913 Ford builds the first assembly line into his automobile production plant 60 1914 The first traffic lights (which is only red or green) are put up in America; Construction of the Panama Canal is completed 60 1914 World War I - Following the crisis touched off by the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria in Sarajevo, Germany declared war on Russia and additional countries joined the war within several days. 63 1917 NEWS HEADLINES: In June, the United States enters World War I on the side of the allies. The Russian Revolution ends the reign of the czars and thrusts Russia into communism. 63 1917 Germany uses airplanes to drop bombs in the early stages of World War I -- the first major military use of airplanes. 65 1919 The Versailles Treaty marks the official end of World War I. 65 1919 NEWS HEADLINES: World War I ends with the signing of The Versailles Treaty. 66 1920 Adolph Hitler begins to organize the Nazi party in Germany; The Ku Klux Klan launches a recruitment campaign using mass marketing techniques to gain 85,000 new recruits; the first commercial broadcast is made.     Click on the Community, US History, World History or Discoveries button above to see a listing of historical events that happened during Benjamin Grant's life. These events affected the life and times of Benjamin, his family and friends. The Age column will show how old Benjamin was when the event occurred.

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