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James (1) Griggs 1656–1752 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1656

Birth Location: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

Death Date: 1752

Death Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony

Father: John (Sr.)

Mother: Mary Patten

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The story of James (1) Griggs began in 1656 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony. James (1) Griggs passed away in 1752 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony.

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Biography

  • The story of James (1) Griggs began in 1656 in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony.
  • James (1) Griggs passed away in 1752 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony.

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James Griggs's Ancestors

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James Griggs
1656–1752
Birth Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Parents
John Griggs (Sr.)
1622–1692
Boxted, Suffolk, England
Mary Patten
1633–1692
Cambridge (near Newton), Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Grandparents
Thomas Griggs
1585–1646
England
Mary (Grace) Green
1590–1639
England
William Patten
1606–1668
Earls Colne, Essex, England
Mary Digby
1610–1673
Hardington, Somerset, England
Great-Grandparents
John Griggs
1547–1624
Martha Wyborowe
1561–1635
John Digby
1586–1653
Beatrice Walcott
1574–1658
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Griggs
1515–1562
Joane Davey
1520–1547
Robert Wyborowe
1535–1562
Catherine Sumpter
1539–1618
Charles Walcott
1543–1596
Beatrice Girling
1550–1581

James Griggs's Timeline

2 Records

1656
1656
Birth of James (1) Griggs in Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony
1752
1752
Age 96
Death of James (1) Griggs in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony
Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1656
    Event Place: Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts Bay Colony

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1752
    Event Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts Colony

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