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Willard Griswold 1798–1876 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 APR 1798

Birth Location: Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States

Death Date: 25 DEC 1876

Death Location: Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States

Father: John Griswold

Mother: Abigail Williams

Spouse(s): Almira Chadwick

Children(s): Cornelius Griswold, Harrison Griswold, Caroline Griswold, Tammy Griswold, Helen Griswold, Lucius Griswold, Mary Griswold, Willard Griswold, Adelia Griswold, David Griswold, Alonzo Griswold

In 1798, Willard Griswold entered the world in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States, born to John Griswold And Abigail Williams. Willard Griswold married Almira Chadwick, and had children including Adelia Almira Griswold, Alonzo Chadwick Griswold, Caroline Matilda Griswold, Cornelius Griswold, David Chadwick Griswold, Harrison Griswold, Helen Griswold, Lucius Griswold, Mary Columbia Griswold, Tammy Griswold, Willard Henry Griswold. Willard Griswold passed away in 1876 in Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1798, Willard Griswold entered the world in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States, born to John Griswold And Abigail Williams.
  • Willard Griswold married Almira Chadwick, and had children including Adelia Almira Griswold, Alonzo Chadwick Griswold, Caroline Matilda Griswold, Cornelius Griswold, David Chadwick Griswold, Harrison Griswold, Helen Griswold, Lucius Griswold, Mary Columbia Griswold, Tammy Griswold, Willard Henry Griswold.
  • Willard Griswold passed away in 1876 in Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Griswold
1749–1813
Birth Location: New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
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Abigail Williams
1751–1815
Birth Location: Sullivan, Cheshire, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
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Spouses(s)

Almira Chadwick
1800–1877
Birth Location: Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States
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Children(s)

Cornelius Griswold
1833–1887
Birth Location: Springfield, Winds., Vermont
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Harrison Griswold
1824–1910
Birth Location: Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont
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Caroline Griswold
1835–1919
Birth Location: Springfield, Windsor, Vermont
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Tammy Griswold
1844–
Birth Location: Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States
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Helen Griswold
1847–
Birth Location: Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States
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Lucius Griswold
1844–1851
Birth Location: Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont
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Mary Griswold
1838–1921
Birth Location: Vermont, United States
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Willard Griswold
1831–1911
Birth Location: Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States
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Adelia Griswold
1828–1898
Birth Location: Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States
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David Griswold
1826–1910
Birth Location: Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont
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Alonzo Griswold
1841–1926
Birth Location: Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States
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Willard Griswold's Ancestors

Self
Willard Griswold
1798–1876
Birth Place: Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Parents
John Griswold
1749–1813
New London, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Abigail Williams
1751–1815
Sullivan, Cheshire, New Hampshire, British Colonial America
Grandparents
John Griswold
1725–1776
Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Mary Ward
1730–1828
Killingworth, New London, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America
Benoni Williams
1716–1782
Scituate, Providence County, Rhode Island, British America
Abigail Smith
1712–1790
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Griswold
1691–1771
Temperance Lay
1691–1773
Pelatiah Ward
1699–1763
Jerusha Kelsey
–1751
Joseph Williams
1692–1739
Sarah Whitman
1696–1749
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Griswold
1652–1717
Bathsheba North
1654–1736
Robert Lay
1654–1742
Mary Stanton
1661–1743
Peter Ward
1676–1763
Mary Joy
1680–1763
John Kelsey
1671–1750
Phebe Crane
1672–1728
Daniel Williams
1642–1712
Rebekah Rhoades
1649–1734

Willard Griswold's Descendants

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Willard Griswold (13 APR 1798–25 DEC 1876) m. Almira Chadwick (2 NOV 1800–17 FEB 1877)
  1. 1. Cornelius Griswold 1833–1887 m. Sarah (W.) Ferguson 1826–1877
    1. 1. George Griswold 1861–
  2. 2. Harrison Griswold 1824–1910 m. Marion (Lucia) Safford 1828–1891
    1. 1. Adelia Griswold 1857–1925
  3. 3. Caroline (Matilda) Griswold 1835–1919 m. Osgood McFarland 1827–1865
    1. 1. Lucius (Griswold) McFarland 1853–1926
  4. 4. Tammy Griswold 1844–
  5. 5. Helen Griswold 1847–
  6. 6. Lucius Griswold 1844–1851
  7. 7. Mary (Columbia) Griswold 1838–1921 m. Oscar (F.) Jackson 1833–1894 m. Martin (V.) Jackson 1833–1872
    1. 1. Martin (Fitzland) Jackson 1875–1927
    2. 2. Frederick (Daniel) Jackson 1869–1914
    3. 3. Willard (Griswold) Jackson 1860–1945
    4. 4. Gordon (Cady) Jackson 1863–1924
    5. 5. Emma (Bertha) Jackson 1867–1939
  8. 8. Willard (Henry) Griswold 1831–1911 m. Marion (Lucetta) Heath 1836–1925
    1. 1. Mary (Columbia) Griswold 1861–1863
  9. 9. Adelia (Almira) Griswold 1828–1898 m. Earl Smilie 1816–1855 m. Joel (Madison) Wilcox 1836–1909
    1. 1. Mattie (Almira) Wilcox 1869–1951
    2. 2. Nathan (Willard) Smilie 1852–1921
    3. 3. Hattie (Chadwick) Wilcox 1865–1944
  10. 10. David (Chadwick) Griswold 1826–1910 m. Mary (Ann) Chadwick 1838–1894
    1. 1. Griswold 1858–1858
    2. 2. George (Dyer) Griswold 1861–
    3. 3. Wilbur (L.) Griswold 1860–1926
    4. 4. Harriet (Maria) Griswold 1873–1939
    5. 5. Alice (Burton) Griswold 1865–
  11. 11. Alonzo (Chadwick) Griswold 1841–1926 m. Helen (L.) Brown 1846–1929
    1. 1. Lucius (Cornelius) Griswold 1874–1951
    2. 2. Mabel (Lillian) Griswold 1883–1973
    3. 3. Flora (Mae) Griswold 1884–1981
    4. 4. Clara (Gertrude) Griswold 1875–1964
    5. 5. Nellie (M.) Griswold 1869–1932

Willard Griswold's Timeline

2 Records

1798
13 APR 1798
Birth of Willard Griswold in Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States
1876
25 DEC 1876
Age 78
Death of Willard Griswold in Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States
Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 APR 1798
    Event Place: Springfield, Windsor, Vermont, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 DEC 1876
    Event Place: Cambridge, Lamoille, Vermont, United States
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