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Ruth Wolsey Griffin 1736–1825 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: April 1736

Birth Location: Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 16 August 1825

Death Location: Fish Kill, Dutchess, New York, United States

Father: Richard Woolsey

Mother: Sarah Fowler

Spouse(s): Jacob Griffin

Children(s): Elizaebth Griffin, Phebe Sleight, Hannah Wyck, Catherine Adriance, Jacob Jr, Richard Griffin, William Griffin

Ruth Wolsey Griffin was born in 1736 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America, the child of Richard Woolsey And Sarah Fowler. Ruth Wolsey Griffin married Jacob Griffin, and had children including Catherine Griffin Adriance, Elizaebth Griffin, Hannah Griffin Van Wyck, Jacob Griffin Jr, Phebe Griffin Sleight, Richard Woolsey Griffin, William Griffin. Ruth Wolsey Griffin passed away in 1825 in Fish Kill, Dutchess, New York, United States.

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Biography

  • Ruth Wolsey Griffin was born in 1736 in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America, the child of Richard Woolsey And Sarah Fowler.
  • Ruth Wolsey Griffin married Jacob Griffin, and had children including Catherine Griffin Adriance, Elizaebth Griffin, Hannah Griffin Van Wyck, Jacob Griffin Jr, Phebe Griffin Sleight, Richard Woolsey Griffin, William Griffin.
  • Ruth Wolsey Griffin passed away in 1825 in Fish Kill, Dutchess, New York, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Griffin's Ancestors

Self
Ruth Griffin
1736–1825
Birth Place: Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Richard Woolsey
1697–1782
Jamaica, Queens County, New York, USA
Sarah Fowler
1698–1783
Jamaica Long Island, New York
Grandparents
Thomas Woolsey
1655–1730
Jamaica, Queens County, New York, United States of America
Ruth Bayles
1659–1714
Jamaica, Long Island
Great-Grandparents
George Cornell
1610–1698
Rebecca Woolsey
1629–1713
John Bayless
1617–1682
Rebecca
1620–1683
2nd-Great-Grandparents
George Woolsey
1576–1629
Frances Hook
1575–1652
Thomas Cornell
1593–1655
Rebecca Briggs
1600–1713

Ruth Griffin's Descendants

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Ruth (Wolsey) Griffin (April 1736–16 August 1825) m. Jacob Griffin (April 1730–20 March 1800)
  1. 1. Elizaebth Griffin 1761–1846
  2. 2. Phebe (Griffin) Sleight 1777–1816
  3. 3. Hannah (Griffin Van) Wyck 1765–1834
  4. 4. Catherine (Griffin) Adriance 1760–1813
  5. 5. Jacob (Griffin) Jr 1762–1799
  6. 6. Richard (Woolsey) Griffin 1768–1788
  7. 7. William Griffin 1775–1823

Ruth Griffin's Timeline

2 Records

1736
April 1736
Birth of Ruth Wolsey Griffin in Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
1825
16 August 1825
Age 89
Death of Ruth Wolsey Griffin in Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
Dutchess County, New York, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: April 1736
    Event Place: Bedford, Westchester County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 883.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: GL1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 139 : 1918

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 1825
    Event Place: Dutchess County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1893) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 34
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Lineage Book : NSDAR : Volume 139 : 1918

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Fish Kill, Dutchess, New York, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] New York, Genealogical Records, 1675-1920, The New York Genealogical and Biographical Record (quarterly-1893) - Extracts; Publication Place: New York; Publisher: New York Genealogical and Biographical Society; Page Number: 34
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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