Jason C Grant | |
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| Born | Jason Christopher Grant of Grant 8 December 1971 Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | New Brunswick Community College |
| Occupation(s) | Trail Master, Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Trail[1] Amateur historian and writer[2][3] |
| Parent(s) | Christopher Allen Grant -Poet (father) Anna Vienneau (mother) |
About
editJaseg1971, Jason Grant "Of Grant" is a amateur writer and historian from New Brunswick Canada. Born in Bathurst NB, Jason moved to Gegoapsgog in 1991 where he was married and raised his family. Jason was mentored by Elder Gilbert Sewell for over 24 years. His main interests involve local history of Mi'gmaq [[1]] Culture, French Acadian [[2]] and Loyalists of New Brunswick. Today Jason is the Trail Master for the Sentier Nepisiguit Mi'gmaq Hiking Trail in New Brunswick.
Jason is also a Class 1 fishing and hunting guide in New Brunswick and a Outdoor Canada Council Hiking and Paddle leader.
Clan Grant and Royal History
editJason's Paternal line is that being of direct descendant of the Clan Grant of the Highland Chiefs the "Grant of Grants". Jason's Grants, are also descendants of the King[Siol Alpin] of Scotland. He is also by Nomenclature related to [Royal Stuart] Jason Grant's family coat of arms is lawfully eligible to adorn the royal "three Crowns" upon his crest. Jason Grant was one of the early contributors to the Grant DNA project in 2007 whose Y-DNA test results categorized his paternal DNA line, as a direct blood descendant of Chiefly Grants -specifically of the Chiefly Grants of Tullochgorum.
Acadian Nobility
editIn November 2018, Jason started working with WikiTree as a Wiki-Genealogist. Entering data about his Maternal Acadian, Mi'gmaq Heritage (Souriquois). Jason has contributed to the [Acadian Project] in WikiTree and is a direct descendant of Sieur Germain Doucet one of the first families of [Port Royal], Annapolis Royal and of Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin.
Sachem Madockawando and Mi'gmaq heritage
editThrough his research and DNA Jason has found several connections to his Mi'gmaq (Mi'kmaq) heritage and Penobscot bloodlines. With the help of WikiTree and YDNA and full MTDNA testing, Jason has confirmed his families claims of their relationship to the Penobscot chiefs. He is the direct grandson of Madockawando from his granddaughter Anastasie. [d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin].
Mentorship
editJason Grant's cultural and history journey began in 1991 under the mentorship of Mi'gmaq Elder Gilbert Sewell of Gegoapsgog, Pabineau First Nation. Jason was fortunate to learn first hand Mi'gmaq language, traditions and culture as he lived in Pabineau First Nation for 24 years. Jason was inspired to write by his father, writer Christopher Allen Grant, a Canadian poet whose themes reflect nature and family.
Current Work
editJason is currently studying and writing about Nicolas Deny[4] and the first settlers in Nepisiguit circa 1620 of Father Sebastian Bernadin, a Recollet Father who came to Port Royal in 1619, then was sent to Miscou to set up a mission to Baptize the Mi'gmaq people of the Chaleur Region . He is scheduled to publish this work by fall 2020.
References
edit[[3]] Grandson of Sachem Madockawando
[[ https://www.clangrant.org/index.aspx?pid=4]] Clan Grant
[[4]] Grant DNA Project
[5]] History of Nigadoo
[[6]] Royal Empire Loyalists