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William Alexander Griswold 1825–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Feb 1825

Birth Location: Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA

Death Date: 24 Feb 1914

Death Location: Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America

Father: Alexander Griswold

Mother: Polly Boynton

Spouse(s): Harriet Meyer

Children(s): Mary Grasser

The story of William Alexander Griswold began in 1825 in Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA. William Alexander Griswold married Harriet Anna Meyer, and had children including Mary Anna Grasser. William Alexander Griswold passed away in 1914 in Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Alexander Griswold began in 1825 in Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA.
  • William Alexander Griswold married Harriet Anna Meyer, and had children including Mary Anna Grasser.
  • William Alexander Griswold passed away in 1914 in Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Alexander Griswold
1798–1875
Birth Location: Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
AG
Polly Boynton
1802–1846
Birth Location: Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
PB

Spouses(s)

Harriet Meyer
1827–1911
Birth Location: Cronstadt, St. Petersburg, Russia
HM

Children(s)

Mary Grasser
1851–1929
Birth Location: Salzburg, Austria
MG

William Griswold's Ancestors

Self
William Griswold
1825–1914
Birth Place: Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA
Parents
Alexander Griswold
1798–1875
Castleton, Rutland, Vermont, USA
Polly Boynton
1802–1846
Hopkinton, Merrimack, New Hampshire, USA
Grandparents
Lucretia Butler
1771–1855
Goshen, Litchfield, Connecticut
Azel Griswold
1763–1813
Norwich, New London, Connecticut
Joel Boynton
1759–1842
Hollis, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Elizabeth (Wallis 'Betsy') Wallace
1765–1811
Hollis, Hillsborough, New Hampshire ? Townsend, MA
Great-Grandparents
Jane Byinton
1743–1780
Joseph Butler
1738–1824
Priscilla Morgan
1730–
Simon Griswold
1731–
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Griswold's Descendants

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William (Alexander) Griswold (3 Feb 1825–24 Feb 1914) m. Harriet (Anna) Meyer (16 Mar 1827–13 Feb 1911)
  1. 1. Mary (Anna) Grasser 1851–1929 m. Michael Grasser 1849–1928
    1. 1. Leo (Henry) Marshall 1881–1941 m. Petra (Soberg) Thorstensen 1884–1970
      1. 1. Helen (V) Hall 1907–1980
        1. 1. Joanne (lee) Hall 1930–1992
      2. 2. Harry (Leslie) Marshall 1903–

William Griswold's Timeline

2 Records

1825
3 Feb 1825
Birth of William Alexander Griswold in Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA
Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA
1914
24 Feb 1914
Age 89
Death of William Alexander Griswold in Fennimore, Grant, Wisconsin, USA
Fennimore, Grant, Wisconsin, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Feb 1825
    Event Place: Crown Point, Essex, New York, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Fennimore, Grant, Wisconsin, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lancaster, Grant County, Wisconsin, United States of America
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