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William GRIGGS 1714–1772 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Oct 1714

Birth Location: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 27 Oct 1772

Death Location: , , Massachusetts, USA

Father: JAMES GRIGGS

Mother: Abigail Draper

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The story of William GRIGGS began in 1714 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA. William GRIGGS married Elizabeth March. William GRIGGS passed away in 1772 in , , Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of William GRIGGS began in 1714 in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA.
  • William GRIGGS married Elizabeth March.
  • William GRIGGS passed away in 1772 in , , Massachusetts, USA.

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William GRIGGS's Ancestors

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William GRIGGS
1714–1772
Birth Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
JAMES GRIGGS
1671–1752
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States
Abigail Draper
1681–1767
Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
John (Griggs 7th GG) Sr.
1623–1691
Boxted, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom
Mary Patten
1632–1692
Earls Colne, Essex, England
James Draper
1654–1698
Roxbury, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Abigail Whiting
1663–1721
Dedham, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Immigrant
1585–1646
Mary Immigrant
1589–1639
* MA
1606–1668
* *
1609–1673
Mirriam Stansfield
1625–1697
Nathaniel Whiting
1609–1683
Hannah Whiting
1625–1714
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Patten
1580–1627

William GRIGGS's Timeline

4 Records

1714
17 Oct 1714
Birth of William GRIGGS in Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA
1714
31 Oct 1714
William GRIGGS was baptized
None
1732
27 Jul 1732
Age 18
William GRIGGS was married in Boston, Massachusetts
Boston, Massachusetts
1772
27 Oct 1772
Age 58
Death of William GRIGGS in , , Massachusetts, USA
, , Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Oct 1714
    Event Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 31 Oct 1714
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, Essex Institute; Salem, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Roxbury, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1849

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1732
    Event Place: Boston, Massachusetts
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Oct 1772
    Event Place: , , Massachusetts, USA

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