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Abraham GRIFFIN

Male 1760 - 1818  (58 years)


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  • Name Abraham GRIFFIN 
    Born 16 Apr 1760  Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 18 May 1818  Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I905  John Felker and Son Lewis Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Sep 2018 

    Father Richard GRIFFIN, Jr.
              b. 22 Jun 1732, Nine Partners, Dutchess, New York Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 8 Oct 1795, Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years) 
    Mother Mary SMITH
              b. c1734, Connecticut Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 1794, Smithville, Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 59 years) 
    Married 1757  Fishkill, Dutchess Co., New York Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F96  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Children 
     1. Abraham GRIFFIN, .2nd
              b. 1798, Grimsby, Lincoln Co., Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 29 Oct 1842  (Age 44 years)
    Last Modified 31 May 2016 
    Family ID F640  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • Abraham Griffin ('5), son of Richard & Mary Smith Griffin, was born at Nine Partners, Dnchess Co., N. Y., April 16, 1700.

      He came to 'Canada in 1786, with his parents & other members of the family. It is believed that he served in a loyal colonial regiment during the revolutionary war. He married Miss Mary Roy, Jan. 9, 1794; she was born Feb. 27, 1772. They settled in Grimsby township. Abraham served in the militia during the war of 1812-14. He died May 14, 1818.

      CHILDREN:
      Abraham Griffin, b. May 26, 1798 ; d. Oct. 29, 1842.
      Edward, b. Jan. 12, 1801.
      Jemima, b. March 9, 1803; d. May 30, 1827.
      Stephen, b. Feb. 4, 1806.
      Mary, b. Feb. 19, 1808 ; m. Isaac Dennis ; was living at Campden, Ont., in 1890.
      Richard, b. Nov. 22, 1809.
      Catherine, b. Aug. 10, 1812.
      Roy Griffin, b. Aug. 23, 1815; d. in 1890; never married. - - - [1]

  • Sources 
    1. [S17] Justus A Griffin, 1914.