Charles GREY, 1st Earl Grey
Abt 1729 - 1807 (~ 78 years)-
Name Charles GREY [1] Suffix 1st Earl Grey Birth Abt 23 Oct 1729 Howick Hall, Northumberland, England 
[2] Baptism 23 Oct 1729 [2] Gender Male Milit-Serv 1745 [2] - in the Jacobite Rising
Milit-Serv From 1756 to 1763 [2] - in the Seven Years' War
Milit-Serv From 1776 to 1783 [2] - in the American Revolutionary War, Philadelphia Campaign. He rose to the rank of Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in America
Promoted 1777 [2] - a major general, during the American War of Independence
Milit-Serv Sep 1778 [2] - in the American Revolutionary War, Grey's raid in Massachusetts
Milit-Serv From 1792 to 1802 [2] - in the French Revolutionary Wars, West Indies Campaign
Raised Jan 1801 [2] - to the peerage as Baron Grey
Create 1806 [2] - Earl Grey and Viscount Howick, in the County of Northumberland
Occupation a British Army general in the 18th century [2] Death 14 Nov 1807 [2] Person ID I119340 Ancestral Trails Last Modified 7 Dec 2024
Father Sir Henry GREY, 1st Baronet Mother Lady Hannah WOOD Family ID F37901 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Elizabeth GREY, b. 1743 d. 1822 (Age 79 years) Children 1. Charles GREY, 2nd Earl Grey, Viscount Howick, b. 13 Mar 1764, Fallodon, Northumberland, England d. 17 Jul 1845, Howick, Northumberland, England (Age 81 years)2. Sir George GREY, b. 1767 d. 1828 (Age 61 years) 3. Sir Henry George GREY, b. 1766 d. 1845 (Age 79 years) 4. Lady Elizabeth GREY, b. 1765 d. 1846 (Age 81 years) 5. Lt. Col. William GREY, b. 1777 d. 1817 (Age 40 years) 6. Edward GREY, b. 1782 d. 1837 (Age 55 years) 7. Lady Hannah Althea GREY, b. 1785 d. 1832 (Age 47 years) Family ID F37900 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 28 Feb 2025
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Charles Grey, 1st Earl Grey (1729-1807). Courtesy of Wikipedia.
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