| Father |
Greenell, Matthew, b. Abt 1590, d. 1642 (Age 52 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
French, Rose, b. Abt 1612, d. 1672, Little Compton, Newport, Rhode Island  (Age 60 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
Abt 1629 |
Warwick, Warwick, England |
| Notes |
- Information from Janice Schoen Nov. 1999 Information on the Grinnell's is from the book of "The Descendants of Matthew & Rose (French) Greenell. Info on Anson is on pg. 202 generation NO. 9
Taken from a letter from James O. Coplien, 23, Nov. 1981; He was acarpenter by trade. He and family
lived on a farm in the town of Adams, Green Co. He moved to the city of Monroe, Wi in 1897. Late in
life, Anson had lost both legs from a bout with gangrene. He was nearly 80. He lived several years morel
and refused to let the loss stop him, as the article quoted below from the MOnroe Evening Times, June 1,1936 shows: "Not every man at the age of 84 and with both legs gone would have the spirit and the
strength to continue wood chopping activities, carpentry and gardening. But Anson W. Grinnell, 2002
Twelfth Avenue does. He has arranged a hig chopping block and has just the right knack of getting his
wheelchair into proper position for good work with the axe. In the garden he propels himself along the
rows, weilding the hoe in a way to keep the rows carefully cultivatived. And he continues his interest in
his carpentry trade by placing his chair in a convenient position to his work bench. Mr. Grinnell likes to sit beside the card table, too, his favorite game being euchre..."
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| Family ID |
F908 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
RNT Family History
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