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JOHN GRIGG 1795–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 FEB 1795

Birth Location: Minster, Thanet, Kent, England

Death Date: 7 DEC 1876

Death Location: Nestleton United Church Cemetery, Cartwright Twp, Durham Co, Ontario

Father: John GRIGG

Mother: SARAH WOOTTON

Spouse(s): SUSANNAH HOLMES

Children(s): William Grigg, HANNAH GRIGG, THOMAS GRIGG, MARTHA JOHNSON, EDWARD GRIGG, ELIZABETH POOLE, SARAH HUTCHISON, JAMES GRIGG, JOHN GRIGG

The story of JOHN GRIGG began in 1795 in Minster, Thanet, Kent, England. JOHN GRIGG married Susannah Holmes, and had children including Edward Grigg, Elizabeth Ann Poole, Hannah Grigg, James Grigg, John Grigg, Martha Johnson, Sarah Hutchison, Thomas Grigg, William Grigg. JOHN GRIGG passed away in 1876 in Nestleton United Church Cemetery, Cartwright Twp, Durham Co, Ontario.

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Biography

  • The story of JOHN GRIGG began in 1795 in Minster, Thanet, Kent, England.
  • JOHN GRIGG married Susannah Holmes, and had children including Edward Grigg, Elizabeth Ann Poole, Hannah Grigg, James Grigg, John Grigg, Martha Johnson, Sarah Hutchison, Thomas Grigg, William Grigg.
  • JOHN GRIGG passed away in 1876 in Nestleton United Church Cemetery, Cartwright Twp, Durham Co, Ontario.

Immediate Family

Parents

John GRIGG
1771–1832
Birth Location: Baptism - St Nicholas at Wade
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SARAH WOOTTON
1770–1848
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

SUSANNAH HOLMES
1797–1875
Birth Location: Minister in Thanet, Kent, England
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Children(s)

William Grigg
1825–1879
Birth Location: Colton, Lancashire
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HANNAH GRIGG
1841–1842
Birth Location: Minster, Thanet, Kent, England
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THOMAS GRIGG
1838–1839
Birth Location: Minster, Thanet, Kent, England
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MARTHA JOHNSON
1835–1891
Birth Location: Minster, Thanet, Kent, England
MJ
EDWARD GRIGG
1833–1915
Birth Location: Minster, Thanet, Kent, England
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ELIZABETH POOLE
1831–1904
Birth Location: Minster, Thanet, Kent, England
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SARAH HUTCHISON
1829–1906
Birth Location: Minster, Thanet, Kent, England
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JAMES GRIGG
1827–1906
Birth Location: Minster, Thanet, Kent, England
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JOHN GRIGG
1822–1895
Birth Location: Minster, Thanet, Kent, England
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JOHN GRIGG's Ancestors

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JOHN GRIGG
1795–1876
Birth Place: Minster, Thanet, Kent, England
Parents
John GRIGG
1771–1832
Baptism - St Nicholas at Wade
SARAH WOOTTON
1770–1848
Grandparents
Phillip GRIGG
1742–1809
Baptism - St Nicholas at Wade, Thanet, Kent
Elizabeth GRIGG
–1786
Great-Grandparents
Phillip GRIGG
1717–1769
Hester GRIGG
1717–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John GRIGGS
1683–
Mary GRIGG
1685–
John BOOKEY
1697–1724

JOHN GRIGG's Descendants

1.
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JOHN GRIGG (3 FEB 1795–7 DEC 1876) m. SUSANNAH HOLMES (25 FEB 1797–21 JAN 1875)
  1. 1. William Grigg 1825–1879 m. Margaret Connell 1836–1907
    1. 1. Albert Grigg 1873–1959 m. Jane ((Jennie)) Rowe 1871–1955
      1. 1. Norma (Eleanor) Grigg 1903–1991 m. Ingram (Scoffield) Watkinson 1907–1984
        1. 1. Margaret (Jane) Watkinson 1931–2006 m. Melville Richards 1929–2013
        2. 2. Frances (Carol) Watkinson 1933–2007 m. John (David) Chadwick 1932–1985
      2. 2. Frances (Ellen) Grigg 1914–1985 m. George (Herbert) Wooten 1920–1986
      3. 3. Victor (Samuel) Grigg 1898–1958 m. Murla (Carter) Munro 1909–1949
        1. 1. Jean (Elizabeth) Frisbie 1930–2011
      4. 4. Grigg 1907–1907
      5. 5. Grigg 1896–1896
    2. 2. Mary Grigg 1854–1932
    3. 3. Sarah (Anna) Griggs 1848–1849
    4. 4. William Grigg 1853–1932
  2. 2. HANNAH GRIGG 1841–1842
  3. 3. THOMAS GRIGG 1838–1839
  4. 4. MARTHA JOHNSON 1835–1891
  5. 5. EDWARD GRIGG 1833–1915
  6. 6. ELIZABETH (ANN) POOLE 1831–1904
  7. 7. SARAH HUTCHISON 1829–1906
  8. 8. JAMES GRIGG 1827–1906 m. JAMIMA GRIGG 1823–1899
    1. 1. JAMES ('JIM') GRIGG 1859–1914 m. Agnes CRAIG 1860–1909 m. PRISCILLA GRIGG 1860–1914
      1. 1. ARCHIBALD ('GARNET') GRIGG 1904–1942
      2. 2. ROBERT ('ROY') GRIGG 1902–1921
      3. 3. William ('Albert') GRIGG 1899–1985
      4. 4. ELIZABETH ('LIZZIE' CRAIG) SMITH 1896–1979
      5. 5. John (McComb) GRIGG 1894–1921
      6. 6. MABEL (JAMIMA) GRIGG 1892–1896
      7. 7. JAMES ('OLIVER') GRIGG 1890–1969
      8. 8. AMANDA (AGNES 'MINNIE') EDMONDSON 1889–1980
    2. 2. William Grigg 1849–1904
    3. 3. Margaret (Jane Duffin) Prier 1856–1880
    4. 4. Lucy Grigg 1855–1929
    5. 5. Sarah Grigg 1851–1919
    6. 6. Jemima Grigg 1856–
    7. 7. Elizabeth Brown 1848–
  9. 9. JOHN GRIGG 1822–1895

JOHN GRIGG's Timeline

2 Records

1795
3 FEB 1795
Birth of JOHN GRIGG in Minster, Thanet, Kent, England
Minster, Thanet, Kent, England
1876
7 DEC 1876
Age 81
Death of JOHN GRIGG in Nestleton United Church Cemetery, Cartwright Twp, Durham Co, Ontario
Nestleton United Church Cemetery, Cartwright Twp, Durham Co, Ontario

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Custom Event

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 FEB 1795
    Event Place: Minster, Thanet, Kent, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 DEC 1876
    Event Place: Nestleton United Church Cemetery, Cartwright Twp, Durham Co, Ontario
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