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Samuel Griswold 1685–1777 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 August 1685

Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Death Date: 16 May 1777

Death Location: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Father: Thomas Griswold

Mother: Hester Drake

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Gaylord

Children(s): Elizabeth Griswold

The story of Samuel Griswold began in 1685 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA. Samuel Griswold married Elizabeth Gaylord, and had children including Elizabeth Griswold. Samuel Griswold passed away in 1777 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Griswold began in 1685 in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
  • Samuel Griswold married Elizabeth Gaylord, and had children including Elizabeth Griswold.
  • Samuel Griswold passed away in 1777 in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Griswold
1658–1689
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
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Hester Drake
1662–1692
Birth Location: Windsor, Hartford, Coonecticut, Connecticut, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Gaylord
1693–1764
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Griswold
1718–1788
Birth Location: Simsbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
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Samuel Griswold's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Griswold
1685–1777
Birth Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Parents
Thomas Griswold
1658–1689
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Hester Drake
1662–1692
Windsor, Hartford, Coonecticut, Connecticut, USA
Grandparents
George (D Griswold) I
1633–1704
Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England
Mary (J) Holcombe
1635–1708
Dorchester, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Samuel Griswold's Descendants

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Samuel Griswold (7 August 1685–16 May 1777) m. Elizabeth Gaylord (1693–4 January 1764)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Griswold 1718–1788 m. Haynes Woodbridge 1717–1754
    1. 1. Dorothy (Lamb) Woodbridge 1745–1792 m. Thomas, (Lt DAR Patriot) Phelps 1741–1789
      1. 1. Anson (Greene) Phelps 1781–1853 m. Olivia Eggleston 1784–1859
        1. 1. Elizabeth (Woodbridge) James 1807–1847 m. Daniel James 1801–1876
    2. 2. Esther Woodbridge 1743–
    3. 3. Mary Woodbridge 1749–1833
    4. 4. Susanna Woodbridge 1751–1753
    5. 5. Theophilus Woodbridge 1754–1815

Samuel Griswold's Timeline

3 Records

1685
7 August 1685
Birth of Samuel Griswold in Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1713
5 March 1713
Age 28
Samuel Griswold was married in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
1777
16 May 1777
Age 92
Death of Samuel Griswold in Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 August 1685
    Event Place: Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 5 March 1713
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 May 1777
    Event Place: Simsbury, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index
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