GROVE, FRIDERICH WILHELM [SSNE 5427]

Surname

GROVE

First name

FRIDERICH WILHELM, FREDERIK WILHELM

Nationality

SCOTO-NORWEGIAN

Text source

Friderich Wilhelm Grove was the grandson of Anders Jensen Grove of Elsinore and Mary Elizabeth Gray, daughter of Lord William Gray from Scotland. In 1637, Anders Jensen Grove was in Dutch service and throughout 1638-40 he served as a soldier in the Dutch West Indies. He returned to the Dutch Republic in 1640-41. After the outbreak of the troubles in England, Grove served in Prince Rupert's Regiment as a captain between 1643-1645, but left in September 1646 with his wife, Mary Elizabeth Gray. They travelled to Norway where Anders served across the country as an artillery officer. He was operational during the campaign in Baahus in 1657 as an artillery major, and thereafter on Kristans Ø in June 1658 where he served as commandant. In this latter capacity he also served in Frederiksholm in 1659 and Frederiksten in 1665. On 27 September 1662 Grove received permission to travel to England for between six and eight weeks. From 3 January 1671, Grove was on 500 rixdaler pension. He died in March 1677. Mary and Anders had a son, Willum Grove. He went on to serve as an ensign with the Akershus infantary between 1674 and 1679. Despite leaving service then he returned to the armed forces in January 1680. He gained promotion to lieutenant in December 1683 and was still in service in August 1684. He married Ragnhild Welt in February 1678 and lived until 1692. Friderich Wilhelm Grove, later wrote about his grandfather's recommendation from Charles I

J. Sandberg, Kvinner gift med offiserer i den Norske Hær 1628-1814. Fra stabsfanejunker O. Ovenstads Militærbiografier (Oslo, 1961), p.35; O. Ovenstad, Militærbiografier: Den Norske Hærs Officerer (Oslo, 1949), I, p.365; R. Fladby and G. Foslie (eds.), Norske Kongebrev (6 vols., Oslo, 1962), I, p.76.

Service record

DENMARK-NORWAY, NORWAY

Arrived 1700-01-01

Departed 1765-12-31

Purpose MISC.