Grove was the eldest of eight children born to Capt. David and Hannah (Higley) Messenger. His siblings: Sinthy, Hannah, David, Jr., Samuel, Campbell, Harriett and Forest.
About 1802, Grove married Pamelia Gibbons, daughter of Lemuel and Mary (Goss) Davidson Gibbons of Granville, Massachusetts. They had four children: Adah, b 1803; Eliza, b 1805-1806; Frederic Dent, b 1806; and William Henderson, b 1808.
In 1805, Grove, probably on the advice of his father, joined him and a group of settlers from Granville, MA and Granby, CT who had formed the Licking Land Company. They purchased land in Licking Co., Ohio and Grove took his young family and moved west. He built a cabin near what is N. Main and E. Broadway in present-day Granville.
Grove, along with brothers David, Jr. and Campbell, enlisted to serve in the War of 1812. He served in Capt. Levi Rose's unit, mustered in June of that year. He was at the Fall of Detroit. The company surrendered but the British did not have the resources to care for the prisoners so they were released and the men eventually made their way back to Granville on foot.
With the possible motivation of a $124 signing bonus* and the promise of 160 acres of government land, Grove re-enlisted in May 1813. He was to serve under Capt. Grove Case in a company in the 27th infantry. These volunteers were better equipped and prepared to serve. He probably was involved in the Battle of the Thames though the company's main duty was convoying supplies, scouting and garrisoning Ft. Seneca in northwest Ohio. At some point he was taken prisoner of war and ended up in Montreal where he died in the hospital there. His death is confirmed in a letter written April 24, 1814 by Col. Rob Gardner to Gen. John Major. The original letter is in the National Archives.
It is not known when (or if) his mother, wife and children ever knew what happened to him though Pamelia did remarry about 11 years later.
*Amount is equivalent to about $2,300 in 2022 dollars.
About 1802, Grove married Pamelia Gibbons, daughter of Lemuel and Mary (Goss) Davidson Gibbons of Granville, Massachusetts. They had four children: Adah, b 1803; Eliza, b 1805-1806; Frederic Dent, b 1806; and William Henderson, b 1808.
In 1805, Grove, probably on the advice of his father, joined him and a group of settlers from Granville, MA and Granby, CT who had formed the Licking Land Company. They purchased land in Licking Co., Ohio and Grove took his young family and moved west. He built a cabin near what is N. Main and E. Broadway in present-day Granville.
Grove, along with brothers David, Jr. and Campbell, enlisted to serve in the War of 1812. He served in Capt. Levi Rose's unit, mustered in June of that year. He was at the Fall of Detroit. The company surrendered but the British did not have the resources to care for the prisoners so they were released and the men eventually made their way back to Granville on foot.
With the possible motivation of a $124 signing bonus* and the promise of 160 acres of government land, Grove re-enlisted in May 1813. He was to serve under Capt. Grove Case in a company in the 27th infantry. These volunteers were better equipped and prepared to serve. He probably was involved in the Battle of the Thames though the company's main duty was convoying supplies, scouting and garrisoning Ft. Seneca in northwest Ohio. At some point he was taken prisoner of war and ended up in Montreal where he died in the hospital there. His death is confirmed in a letter written April 24, 1814 by Col. Rob Gardner to Gen. John Major. The original letter is in the National Archives.
It is not known when (or if) his mother, wife and children ever knew what happened to him though Pamelia did remarry about 11 years later.
*Amount is equivalent to about $2,300 in 2022 dollars.
Grove was the eldest of eight children born to Capt. David and Hannah (Higley) Messenger. His siblings: Sinthy, Hannah, David, Jr., Samuel, Campbell, Harriett and Forest.
About 1802, Grove married Pamelia Gibbons, daughter of Lemuel and Mary (Goss) Davidson Gibbons of Granville, Massachusetts. They had four children: Adah, b 1803; Eliza, b 1805-1806; Frederic Dent, b 1806; and William Henderson, b 1808.
In 1805, Grove, probably on the advice of his father, joined him and a group of settlers from Granville, MA and Granby, CT who had formed the Licking Land Company. They purchased land in Licking Co., Ohio and Grove took his young family and moved west. He built a cabin near what is N. Main and E. Broadway in present-day Granville.
Grove, along with brothers David, Jr. and Campbell, enlisted to serve in the War of 1812. He served in Capt. Levi Rose's unit, mustered in June of that year. He was at the Fall of Detroit. The company surrendered but the British did not have the resources to care for the prisoners so they were released and the men eventually made their way back to Granville on foot.
With the possible motivation of a $124 signing bonus* and the promise of 160 acres of government land, Grove re-enlisted in May 1813. He was to serve under Capt. Grove Case in a company in the 27th infantry. These volunteers were better equipped and prepared to serve. He probably was involved in the Battle of the Thames though the company's main duty was convoying supplies, scouting and garrisoning Ft. Seneca in northwest Ohio. At some point he was taken prisoner of war and ended up in Montreal where he died in the hospital there. His death is confirmed in a letter written April 24, 1814 by Col. Rob Gardner to Gen. John Major. The original letter is in the National Archives.
It is not known when (or if) his mother, wife and children ever knew what happened to him though Pamelia did remarry about 11 years later.
*Amount is equivalent to about $2,300 in 2022 dollars.
About 1802, Grove married Pamelia Gibbons, daughter of Lemuel and Mary (Goss) Davidson Gibbons of Granville, Massachusetts. They had four children: Adah, b 1803; Eliza, b 1805-1806; Frederic Dent, b 1806; and William Henderson, b 1808.
In 1805, Grove, probably on the advice of his father, joined him and a group of settlers from Granville, MA and Granby, CT who had formed the Licking Land Company. They purchased land in Licking Co., Ohio and Grove took his young family and moved west. He built a cabin near what is N. Main and E. Broadway in present-day Granville.
Grove, along with brothers David, Jr. and Campbell, enlisted to serve in the War of 1812. He served in Capt. Levi Rose's unit, mustered in June of that year. He was at the Fall of Detroit. The company surrendered but the British did not have the resources to care for the prisoners so they were released and the men eventually made their way back to Granville on foot.
With the possible motivation of a $124 signing bonus* and the promise of 160 acres of government land, Grove re-enlisted in May 1813. He was to serve under Capt. Grove Case in a company in the 27th infantry. These volunteers were better equipped and prepared to serve. He probably was involved in the Battle of the Thames though the company's main duty was convoying supplies, scouting and garrisoning Ft. Seneca in northwest Ohio. At some point he was taken prisoner of war and ended up in Montreal where he died in the hospital there. His death is confirmed in a letter written April 24, 1814 by Col. Rob Gardner to Gen. John Major. The original letter is in the National Archives.
It is not known when (or if) his mother, wife and children ever knew what happened to him though Pamelia did remarry about 11 years later.
*Amount is equivalent to about $2,300 in 2022 dollars.
Gravesite Details
Because Grove was a Prisoner of War and died in Montreal, he was most likely buried in an unknown location near Montreal.
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