- Rose Grinnell, b before May 1616.
- Matthew Grinnell, b before 1619; d 1620 England
- Mary Grinnell, b before 1622
- Thomas Grinnell, b about 1630
- Matthew Grinnell, b about 1630; d 1705
- Daniel Greenell I, born about 1636 in Little Crompton, Rhode Island; died before 1709 in Little Crompton, Newport Co, Rhode Island.
- Mary Grinnell, b about 1640; d 1703
- Daniel Grinnell II, b 1665; d 1741 CT
- Richard Grinnell, b 1669; d 1725
- Jonathan Grinnell, b May 18, 1670 Portsmouth, RI; d 1742 Little Crompton, RI.
- Jonathan Grinnell, born 7 Feb 1711 Little Crompton, RI; died 1778 MA.
- Nathaniel Grinnell, b. November 9, 1735, Little Compton, Rhode Island; d. June 17, 1829 probably New York.
- Remington Grinnell, b 4 Jun 1738; d Aft. 1777
- Abagail Grinnell, b 1740
- Daniel Grinnell, b 1742; d 1816
- Gideon Grinnell, b 1745; d 1831
- Elizabeth Grinnell, b 1755; d 1806
- Phebe Grinnell, b. 6 Mar 1759 in RI; d 12 May 1847. Married unknown Eber.
- Nancy Grinnell, b 31 Jan 1761.
- Isabel Grinnell, b. 22 Aug 1762; d. 30 Sept 1847.
- Gideon Grinnell, b 1767, Tiverton, RI; d 1826, Greenwood Twp. PA.
- John Grinnell, b. April 30, 1773; d 28 Mar 1828.
- Samuel Grinnell, b. 19 Jan 1790; d. 5 Feb 1866.
- John D. Grinnell, b. 1791; d. 2 July 1874.
- Nathaniel Grinnells, b. 1792; d. 1869.
- Ruth Delilah Grinnell, b. 23 May 1796.
- Nancy Grinnell, b. 1798, NY; married Isaac Peterson.
- Samantha Grinnell, b. 1799; d 29 Apr 1877.
- Alvin G. Grinnell, b. 1803; d. 1848.
- Jacob Grinnell, b. 15 May 1810 in Ohio; d. 6 June 1896, Green Co., WI.
- Benjamin Grinnell, b. August 20, 1811, NY; d. 13 Mar 1890.
- Gideon Grinnell, b. 1815.
- James Grinnell, b May 15, 1833, Crawford Co., PA; d. October 16, 1899, Dane Co., WI.
- Elizabeth Grinnell, b. April 2, 1835, PA; married Unknown Nesbitt.
- Caroline Grinnell, b. April 30, 1837; d. August 10, 1920; married (1) Unknown Owrey; married (2) Unknown Deford.
- Phebe Grinnell, b. October 31, 1839.
- Nancy Grinnell, b. July 10, 1841, Ohio; d. 1922; married Unknown Nesbitt.
- Peter Ira Grinnell, b. March 5, 1843.
- Sally Ann Grinnell, b. December 29, 1846; married Unknown Wright.
- Jefferson Grinnell, b. January 27, 1885 in WI; d. 1924 in WI.
- James Carson Grinnell, b. May 15, 1870 in WI; d. 1914.
- Jacob Grinnell, b. February 3, 1874; d. 1948.
- Sarah A. Grinnell, b. June 3, 1879 in WI; married Fred Hofmeister.
- Walter Joseph Grinnell, b 23 May 1906; d 7 Jun 1967 married Esther Moyer in 1931.
- Clarence Grinnell, b 8 Jun 1907; d July 1973 married Mary H. Maas
- Gladys Grinnell, born about 1909, married Earl Soladay
- Roy Grinnell, b 1911; d 1973 married Beatrice Casford
- Edna Grinnell, b Abt. 1912 married Gerald Borger
- Earl H. Grinnell, b. March 10, 1914 WI; d. July 19, 1985 AZ; married Eula May Rehfeldt, July 4, 1940 in IL. No issue.
- Zelma Lydia Grinnell, b 26 Jul 1915 married Donald H. Cox 1 Apr 1932, Freeport, IL.
- Marie Grinnell b 1917 married Harold Spangler in 1934.
- Harry Grinnell, b 27 Dec 1918; d 24 Jan 1966 in Green Co, WI; married Elvina.
- Lena Sara Grinnell, b 1920; d 1966 married Le Roy Herman
Grinnell's were in America in the early years of it's settlement. Matthew Greenell was born in Switzerland and died before 1643 in Newport, Rhode Island. He probably came from England around 1635 but that is yet undocumented. Two of his grandsons married granddaughters of Mayflower arrivals: Abigail Ford, Jonathan Grinnell's second wife, was the granddaughter of R. Warren of the Mayflower. Lydia Pabodie, Daniel Grinnell's wife, was a granddaughter of John Alden of the Mayflower.
The Altman family came from Ennenda, Switzerland between 1855 and 1928. Three brothers, Jost, Heinrich and Jakob left Switzerland and settled in Monroe, Wisconsin.
Also see Grinnell/Altman Info by Don Cox.
Generation 1
MATTHEW GREENELL/Grinnell was born 1590 in Lexden, Essex Co., England and died Before 1643 in New Port, Rhode Island. He married 27 Aug 1615 at Lexden, Essex, England to Rose French.
More about Matthew Greenell:
They came to New England from England around 1635. Not documented.
Children of Matthew Greenell and Rose French are:
DANIEL GRINNELL I was born about 1635 in Little Crompton, Rhode Island; died before 1709 in Little Crompton, Newport Co, Rhode Island. He married Mary Wodell on May 14, 1667 in Rhode Island. She was born November 1640 in Boston, MA. and died about 1676 in Little Crompton, Newport Co., Rhode Island.
Children of Daniel Grinnell and Mary Wodell are:
Children of Jonathan Grinnell and Unknown are:
Children of Jonathan Grinnell and Unknown are:
NATHANIEL GRINNELL was born 9 Nov 1735 in Little Compton, Rhode Island, and died 17 June 1829 probably New York. He married (1) Ruth Clark 1 October 1756 in Nantucket, Maine. He married (2) Elizabeth Aft. 1773. She was born Bef. 1755, and died 1813 in New York.
Notes for Nathaniel Grinnell:
His family moved to Elizabeth Island when he was young and in 1758 returned to the mainland at Tiverton, where he was a weaver by trade. Two wedding dates are listed for him which is probably the date of their intentions and their wedding. Nathaniel served in the Revolution as a Private in Capt. Daniel Vaughn's Company of the Rhode Island Militia (24 Dec 1777 to 24 Feb 1788). It is said that he had bad feet, but was able to ride a horse.
In 1790, Nathaniel and his son, Gideon (1767) are shown as living in Berkshire Co., (Richmond) Massachusetts. A deed of sale in Tiverton, dated 1780, makes it appear that they moved about that time. According to one family record, Nathaniel and John (1773) moved in 1796 to the town of Farmington, Ontario Co., New York and yet later moved to Tioga County, New York to be with son Gideon.
Children of Nathaniel Grinnell and Ruth Clark are:
GIDEON GRINNELL was born 1767 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, and died 1826 in Greenwood Twp. PA. He married Abigail Wescoat 1790 in New York. She was born 1768 and died 1861.
Children of Gideon Grinnell and Abigail Westcoat are:
JACOB GRINNELL was born May 15, 1810 in Ohio, and died June 6, 1896 in Green Co., WI. He married Katheryn Wagner 1830 in New York. She was born 1810 and died 1896 in ME.
Children of Jacob Grinnell and Katheryn Wagner are:
JAMES GRINNELL was born May 15, 1833 in Crawford Co., PA and died October 16, 1899 in Dane Co., WI. He married Lydia Lakin Stevens September 22, 1868. She was born 1847 in ME, and died August 9, 1928 in Green Co, WI.
Notes for James Grinnell:
James was a Civil War Veteran, having been a Private in Co., G, 31st Wisconsin Infantry. While in service, he contacted pneumonia and was not properly treated and was discharged in October 1863. The military description for James was 5'9" tall, fair complexion, blue eyes, brown hair, and was a farmer.
Children of James Grinnell and Lydia Stevens are:
JEFFERSON GRINNELL was born January 27, 1885 in Wisconsin and died 1924 in Wisconsin. He married Mary Altman in 1904, daughter of Jost Altmann and Sibilla Hefti. She was born September 15, 1886 and died December 25, 1947 in Freeport, Illinois.
Notes for Mary Altman Grinnell:
Altman Family: Jost Altmann b 1846 Switzerland; d Oct 1928 WI
Sibilla Hefti Altmann, b 1855 Switzerland; d ? WI
Children: Jost b 1877, Mary C. b 1886, Henry J. b 1894, Lena b 1896.
Jefferson died at age 35 leaving Mary to raise her children alone.
Children of Jefferson Grinnell and Mary Altman are:
