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Joel E. Griffith 1782–1844 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jan 1782

Birth Location: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

Death Date: 4 Dec 1844

Death Location: Pike, Missouri, United States

Father: Amos Griffith

Mother: Mary Smith

Spouse(s): Margaret SMITH

Children(s): Elizabeth Griffith

The story of Joel E. Griffith began in 1782 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States. Joel E. Griffith married Margaret Peggy Breadth Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Griffith. Joel E. Griffith passed away in 1844 in Pike, Missouri, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Joel E. Griffith began in 1782 in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States.
  • Joel E. Griffith married Margaret Peggy Breadth Smith, and had children including Elizabeth Betsy Griffith.
  • Joel E. Griffith passed away in 1844 in Pike, Missouri, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Amos Griffith
1760–1804
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, USA
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Mary Smith
1746–1827
Birth Location: Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Margaret SMITH
1792–1867
Birth Location: Culpepper, Virginia, United States or South Carolina, United States
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Griffith
1815–1880
Birth Location: Paris, Bourbon County, Kentucky, USA
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Joel Griffith's Ancestors

Self
Joel Griffith
1782–1844
Birth Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Parents
Amos Griffith
1760–1804
Culpepper, Virginia, USA
Mary (Warren) Smith
1746–1827
Greenwich, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Joel Griffith's Descendants

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Joel (E.) Griffith (18 Jan 1782–4 Dec 1844) m. Margaret (Peggy Breadth) SMITH (1792–12 Nov 1867)
  1. 1. Elizabeth ("Betsy") Griffith 1815–1880 m. William (Ansel) SHELLHORSE 1800–1844
    1. 1. Margaret Shellhorse 1837–1922 m. Joel (Ingalls) Elliott 1834–1879
      1. 1. John (Wesley) Elliott 1863–1952 m. Emily (V) Hoskins 1867–1949
        1. 1. Homer Elliott 1890–1973 m. Ruby Shafer 1900–1981

Joel Griffith's Timeline

2 Records

1782
18 Jan 1782
Birth of Joel E. Griffith in Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
1844
4 Dec 1844
Age 62
Death of Joel E. Griffith in Pike, Missouri, United States
Pike, Missouri, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jan 1782
    Event Place: Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1844
    Event Place: Pike, Missouri, United States
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