Lemuel Grosvenor

Lemuel Grosvenor was born on 11 August 1752, the son of Ebenezer and Lucy (Cheney) Grosvenor. He married General Israel Putnam's youngest daughter, Eunice (Putnam) Avery (1756-1799) as her second husband on 7 September 1783. They had five children: Lemuel Putnam (1784-1858); Guy (1786-1788); Ebenezer (1788-1817); Clark Guy (1790-1809); and Lewis (1794-1833).

He received his commission as a second lieutenant, signed by Governor John Trumbull, on 10 June 1777. Lemuel Grosvenor advanced to the rank of Brigadier General of the Militia, and he served at Bunker Hill with his father-in-law General Putnam.

On 7 November 1789, General Washington visited Lemuel Grosvenor and appointed him the first Postmaster of Pomfret, with offices opening 1 January 1795. General Grosvenor later married Sarah Perkins of Norwich, Connecticut, on 9 March 1801, daughter of Dr. Elisha Perkins, inventor of "metallic tractors."

Lemuel Grosvenor served as Postmaster for nearly 40 years until his death on 19 January 1833.