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William Echizen Griffis 1871–1945 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Mar 1871

Birth Location: Pennsylvania

Death Date: 26 Oct 1945

Death Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Montgomery Griffis

Mother: Francina Natt

Spouse(s): Anstress Glass

Children(s): Dorothy Griffis, Robert Sr, Margaret Griffis, Anstress Griffis, William Griffis

In 1871, William Echizen Griffis entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Montgomery Patterson Griffis And Francina Fannie Goodwin Natt. William Echizen Griffis married Anstress Smith Glass, and had children including Anstress Griffis, Dorothy Frances Griffis, Margaret L Griffis, Robert Montgomery Griffis Sr, William Griffis. William Echizen Griffis passed away in 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1871, William Echizen Griffis entered the world in Pennsylvania, born to Montgomery Patterson Griffis And Francina Fannie Goodwin Natt.
  • William Echizen Griffis married Anstress Smith Glass, and had children including Anstress Griffis, Dorothy Frances Griffis, Margaret L Griffis, Robert Montgomery Griffis Sr, William Griffis.
  • William Echizen Griffis passed away in 1945 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Griffis's Ancestors

Self
William Griffis
1871–1945
Birth Place: Pennsylvania
Parents
Montgomery Patterson Griffis
1840–1902
New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA
Francina ((Fannie) Goodwin) Natt
1845–1917
Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
John (Limeburner) Griffis
1804–1879
Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Anna (Maria) Hess
1812–1872
Pennsylvania, United States
John (D.) Natt
1815–1859
Pennsylvania
Angelina Johnson
1810–
Pennsylvania
Great-Grandparents
John Griffis
1766–1807
Hannah Eyre
1780–1830
William Hess
1785–1825
Margaretta Harby
1782–1851
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Eyre
1735–1788
Elizabeth Folwell
1746–1787
John Harby
–1808

William Griffis's Descendants

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William (Echizen) Griffis (2 Mar 1871–26 Oct 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

William Griffis's Timeline

2 Records

1871
2 Mar 1871
Birth of William Echizen Griffis in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
1945
26 Oct 1945
Age 74
Death of William Echizen Griffis in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Mar 1871
    Event Place: Pennsylvania
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 087301-089850

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 Oct 1945
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: Pennsylvania, U.S., Death Certificates, 1906-1968, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission; Harrisburg, PA, USA; Pennsylvania (State). Death Certificates, 1906-1968; Certificate Number Range: 087301-089850

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