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==AssembliesGilbert Grant==* Sunnybank Meeting RoomGilbert was born on Sept. 4, Westlock1883 at Inverness, Highland, [[Scotland]] to William Longmore Grant (b. 1851 Keith, Moray, [[Scotland|Scot.]] - d. 1946 Bowden, Red Deer, [[Alberta|AB]]) & Helen Boyne Ross Grant (b. 1853 Elgin, Moray, [[Scotland|Scot.]] - d. 1921 Bowden, Red Deer, [[Alberta|AB]]). Gilbert died on Sept. 9, 1969 in Edmonton. ==Mary Emily Watson Grant==Mary was born on Aug. 20, 1887 at Yarmouth, Elgin East, [[Ontario]], Canada to a merchant & farmer, Elijah Bunker Watson (b. 1855 Peel, Wellington, ON - d. 1944 Edmonton, AB) & Louisa Augusta Vaughan Watson (b. 1857 [[England|Eng.]] - d. 1930 Pickardville, AB). Mary died Oct. 7, 1986 at Calgary, [[Alberta|AB]]. ==Conversion and Early Ministry==* Leslie was saved when he was 17 years old. He worked in an optical firm until he was 25, at which time he was called to labor for the Lord full-time. During this time of early ministry, he traveled via bicycle among farmers in the Peace River Country in Northern [[Alberta]]. He lived in a trapper's cabin, and the assembly at Westlock shared in the fruits of his labors. Leslie and his father, Gilbert, helped in planting the [[Grace and Truth Gospel Hall, Edmonton, AB|Grace and Truth Gospel Hall]] in Edmonton.* TBD==Marriage==On Jan. 8, Seattle1948 (or Aug. 1, Washington* various conferences 1948) he married Frances Lucille Smiley of Staples, [[Minnesota|MN]]. Frances was born in Canada 1921 to Elsworth James Smiley (b. 1884 - d. 1973 Saint Maries, Benewah, [[Idaho|ID]]) and Vina May Estabrooks Smiley (b. 1894 Osage, Becker, [[Minnesota|MN]] - d. 1977 Saint Maries, Benewah, [[Idaho|ID]]) Elsworth was the Statesson of George Covert Smiley (b. 1860 Nelson, Buffalo, [[Minnesota|MN]] - d. 1936 Todd, Hubbard, [[Minnesota|MN]]) & Caroline "Carrie" Davis Smiley (b. 1859 Spring Brook, Dunn, [[Wisconsin|WI]] - d. 1934 Todd, Hubbard, [[Minnesota|MN]].
Vina was the daughter of George Keeler Estabrooks (b. 1861 Farmington, Dakota, [[Minnesota|MN]] - d. 1945 Staples, Todd, [[Minnesota|MN]]) & Olive Ann Plummer Estabrooks (b. 1865 Castle Rock, Dakota (or Clay), [[Minnesota|MN]] - d. 1949 Staples, Todd, [[Minnesota|MN]]).
==Children==
Leslie & Frances had two sons and seven daughters, all nine born in Westlock, AB.
==<span id="Sources" class="mw-headline">Sources</span>Death==* https://wwwLeslie and Frances both died in the Seattle area where they had lived since 1974.stempublishing.com/hymns/biographies/grant.html* correspondence with brother Freddy WuFrances died first in 2004, and then her husband on July 29, 2011 in Kenmore, King, [[Washington|WA]].
==Assemblies==
* [[Sunnybank Meeting Room, AB|Sunnybank Meeting Room, Westlock, AB]]
* [[Grace and Truth Gospel Hall, Edmonton, AB]]
* TBD, Seattle, Washington
* various conferences in Canada and the States
