Alpin Estcourt Grant was born in 1804 in Scotch Hill. Alpin married Eleanor Brydon (daughter of Edward and Eleanor) about 1833 in Pictou County. The Grant Farm was on Green Hill which lay south of Northumberland Strait, across from PE. The "Look-off" at Green Hill is 701 feet above sea level."After the close of the American War in 1783 and 84 came the largest band of immigrants thus far. Most of them were disbanded soldiers who had been given a large grant of land around the shore from Fishers Grant eastward. Among them was one Alpin Grant who had served in the 84th regiment and who settled just below the town. Later another Alpin Grant, probably a grandson, lived at Green Hill, near where the drive-in theatre is now. Two of his sisters married McDonalds, brothers, Peter and Daniel." - Early History of Alma and Green Hill, Myra Crockett 2012
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Outline Map of Pictou County, Nova Scotia, J H Meacham 1879 |
Alpin died on 18 May 1858 at the age of 54 in Greenhill. We can surmise that he was a Presbyterian as he lived in a Presbyterian community and his death was reported in the "Presbyterian Witness".
In his will, which wasn't filed until 1862, Alpin left the farm to his son Peter who was to care for his mother. He also specified that his sons Edward and George were to receive a "rather superior common school education." He left each seven pounds for that purpose. Eleanor lived another nine years until 1867. They are buried together in Durham Cemetery.
Alpin and Eleanor had seven children
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| Edward Grant |
- Margaret was born in 1835 and died in 1864 at the age of 29.
- Eleanor was born in 1839. She married Mangus Arthur (1834 NS - ) before 1864. In 1881 they were living in Gainloch, Pictou, NS. Eleanor died in 1894 at the age of 55 and was buried in 1894 in Durham Cemetery. Eleanor and Mangus had five children.
- Peter (see next post)
- Rev. Edward was born on 4 Jun 1842 in Greenhill. Edward attended school in Durham, Truro and at Pine Hill in Halifax. He then taught school from 1864 to 1869. From 1869 until his death he served as a Presbyterian Minister in Stewiacke, Colchester County, NS. Edward married Sarah Pollock (17 Mar 1846 Stewiacke – 9 Jan 1903 NS) on 7 Jul 1870. Edward died on 30 Aug 1894 at the age of 52 in Middle Musquodoboit, Halifax, NS. He and Sarah are buried in Riverside Cemetery. "EDWARD GRANT, Green Hill; Died 1894. In 1869 he was inducted at Kempt and Walton, and in 1872 was called to Upper Stewiacke to succeed the late Rev. Prof. Smith, D. D., and from that, in 1891, to Middle Musquodoboit, to succeed the late Rev. Dr. Sedgwick. Mr. Grant was 52 years of age, and for nearly 25 years he was a most faithful minister in the Church. " Edward and Sarah had seven children.
- Mary Jane was born in 1847 in Greenhill. She was living in Gainloch, Pictou, NS in 1881. Mary Jane died on 10 Feb 1897 at the age of 50 in Stellarton, Pictou, NS.
- Libbie C was born about 1858 in Greenhill. Libbie married Robert Alexander McLellan (1832 Economy, Colchester, NS – 1901 CA), a carpenter, on 1 Dec 1881 in Upper Stewicke. Libbie died on 11 May 1882 at the age of 24 in Central Economy, Colchester, NS.
- George William was born on 18 May 1858. George moved to BC by 1881, where he helped in the building of Victoria and Vancouver including Vancouver General Hospital and Carnegie Library. His slogan was "Utility and Beauty" He died in 1891 at the age of 33 in Vancouver, BC, CAN.
