Editing Edwin Grozier (section)

== Background and Education ==
Grozier was born at sea, as his father's ship approached the [[Golden Gate Bridge]], near [[San Francisco]].<ref name=":1" />&nbsp;His father, Joshua Freeman, was a sea captain and native of [[Provincetown, Massachusetts|Provincetown]], Massachusetts; his mother, Mary Louise (Given), was a native of [[Bowdoinham, Maine|Bowdoinham]].<ref name="men" />

He attended high school in Provincetown, and attended Chauncy Hall school of Boston. He studied at Brown University, (1877-1879) in [[Providence, Rhode Island|Providence]], Rhode Island, and graduated from Boston University in 1881, with a bachelor's degree in [[philosophy]].<ref name=":1" />

Grozier married Alice Goodell, native of [[Salem, Massachusetts]], on November 26, 1885. They had two children, Richard (1837&ndash;1946) and Helen (b. 1889).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=The Boston Globe from Boston, Massachusetts on May 12, 1924 · 18|url=http://www.newspapers.com/newspage/430237392/|access-date=2021-01-03|website=Newspapers.com|language=en}}</ref>

He was a member of numerous clubs and organizations, including the [[Algonquin Club|Algonquin Club of Boston]], the Fellowcraft of New York, and the Belfry of Lexington.<ref name="men" /><ref name=":3" />