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John Limeburner Griffis 1804–1879 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10/14/1804

Birth Location: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Death Date: 4/2/1879

Death Location: Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Father: John Griffis

Mother: Hannah Eyre

Spouse(s): Anna Hess

Children(s): Montgomery Griffis, Clarence Griffis, William Griffis

John Limeburner Griffis was born in 1804 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Griffis And Hannah Eyre. John Limeburner Griffis married Anna Maria Hess, and had children including Clarence Hess Griffis, Margaret C Griffis, Montgomery Patterson Griffis, William Elliot Griffis. John Limeburner Griffis passed away in 1879 in Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

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Biography

  • John Limeburner Griffis was born in 1804 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, the child of John Griffis And Hannah Eyre.
  • John Limeburner Griffis married Anna Maria Hess, and had children including Clarence Hess Griffis, Margaret C Griffis, Montgomery Patterson Griffis, William Elliot Griffis.
  • John Limeburner Griffis passed away in 1879 in Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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John Griffis's Ancestors

Self
John Griffis
1804–1879
Birth Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Parents
John Griffis
1766–1807
Devonshire, England, United Kingdom
Hannah Eyre
1780–1830
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Grandparents
Samuel Eyre
1735–1788
Burlington, Burlington, New Jersey, United States
Elizabeth Folwell
1746–1787
Burlington County, NJ
Great-Grandparents
George Eyre
1700–1761
*Mary Smith
1704–1750
Nathan Folwell*
1702–1760
Elizabeth Bullock*
1701–1760
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Eyre
1663–1761
Sarah Collison
1675–1770
Manuel Smith
1669–1720
Mary Willis
1663–1720
Nathan I
1675–1731
Sarah Middleton
1675–1764
Susanna Perot
1669–1751

John Griffis's Descendants

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John (Limeburner) Griffis (10/14/1804–4/2/1879) m. Anna (Maria) Hess (6 Apr 1812–17 Jan 1872)
  1. 1. Montgomery (Patterson) Griffis 1840–1902 m. Francina ((Fannie) Goodwin) Natt 1845–1917
    1. 1. John (Natt) Griffis 1868–1944 m. Emily Collier 1869–
      1. 1. Alan (Natt) Griffis 1903–1974 m. Helen Maher 1904–1959
        1. 1. John (Alan) Griffis 1928–1987 m. Elizabeth Costa 1926–2003
      2. 2. Howard (D) Griffis 1905–
        1. 1. Howard (John) Griffis 1937–2001
    2. 2. William (Echizen) Griffis 1871–1945 m. Anstress (Smith) Glass 1877–1930
      1. 1. Dorothy (Frances) Griffis 1901–1930
        1. 1. Mary Lewis 1924–2003
      2. 2. Robert (Montgomery Griffis) Sr 1905–1966
      3. 3. Margaret (L) Griffis 1910–
      4. 4. Anstress Griffis 1898–1898
      5. 5. William Griffis 1898–1898
    3. 3. Helen (Montgomery) Griffis 1870–
    4. 4. Albert (Montgomery) Griffis 1874–1944
      1. 1. Albert (M Griffis) Jr 1915–1965
    5. 5. Martha (Chambers) Griffis 1876–
      1. 1. Helen (G) Rodgers 1905–
    6. 6. Rowland (Elliott) Griffis 1880–
    7. 7. Edward Griffis 1884–
  2. 2. Clarence (Hess) Griffis 1849–1911
    1. 1. Clarence (Griffis) Jr 1880–
      1. 1. Richard (Hess) Griffis 1916–1984
  3. 3. William (Elliot) Griffis 1843–1928 m. Catherine (Lyra) Stanton 1856–1898
    1. 1. Lillian (Eyre (Kevah Griffis)) Iredell 1883–1934 m. Edward (Lee) McCallie 1884– m. Newton (Crocker) Fassett 1883–
      1. 1. William Fasset 1911–1992 m. Madeleine (Adams) Ulman 1911–1986

John Griffis's Timeline

2 Records

1804
10/14/1804
Birth of John Limeburner Griffis in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
1879
4/2/1879
Age 75
Death of John Limeburner Griffis in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10141804
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 421879
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Huntingdon Valley, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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