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 1779 - 1852

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• Birth	Abt 1779  [1]
  Gender	Male
  _UPD	19 JUL 2009 18:02:02 GMT-5
  Died	03 Feb 1852  [1]
  Person ID	I4720	Alan Donald Vibber
  Last Modified	08 Dec 2009
  Father	Griffin Nathaniel
  Mother	Ranals Sarah,   b. Abt 1757,   d. 15 Mar 1847
  Family ID	F1939	Group Sheet
  Family 1	Hopkins Patty (aka Martha),   b. 27 Dec 1783, Antrim, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA ,   d. 1827
  Married	Y  [2]
  Children	1. Griffin Solomon Hopkins,   b. 1807,   d. 02 Jan 1857
  Family ID	F1938	Group Sheet
  Family 2	Ross Annie,   d. 1868
  Married	Y  [1]
  Family ID	F1941	Group Sheet

• Notes

  GRIFFIN. NATHANIEL GRIFFIN, son of Nathaniel and Sarah (Ranals) Griffin, came here from Milford when a boy, and lived with Hon. John Duncan, He married, first, Patty Hopkins, daughter of Boyd, and lived on the Tenney place. After a time he sold and went to Temple, but returned and bought the Daniel Nichols place (now George Turner's), but died in the west part of the town, Feb. 3, 1852, aged seventy-two years. His first wife died in 1827. and was the mother of all his children. He married, second, Annie Ross, April 14, 1840, who died in 1868. The children of Nathaniel and Patty (Hopkins) Griffin were : — 1. Solomon H., [b. in 1807; m. 1st, Elisabeth McCoy, .May 8, 1838, and lived on the place now owned and occupied by Dustin Barrett. They had three children: — Henry H.. (m. Emily C. McCalley, and now lives in Temple- ton, Mass.) Mary J., (now Mrs. John Muzzey of Somerville, Mass.) Laura J., (now Mrs. Mark C. Felch of Somerville, Mass.) For 2d wife, Mr. Griffin in. Nancy J. Conn, who d. Dec. 1, 1855, leaving one child : — Nancy, (b. Oct. 13, 1855, m. Frank E. Kenion of Keene in 1876.) Oct. 19, 1856, Mr. Griffin m. Alice Dinsmore. He d. Jan. 2, 1857.] 2. Hiram, [b. Jan. 9,1809 ; m. Lydia S. Tuttle, daughter of Hon. Jacob Tuttle, Oct. 27, 1835, and has but one child: — Charles H., (b. Oct. 25, 1840, m. Hannah Champuey Nov. 2, 1869. Their two children, Bertha aged five, and Anna aged three, d. of diphtheria, and were both buried in one casket, Jan. 6, 1877. On the morning of Centennial Day, June 27, 1877, another child was Born to them, Carrie Lena by name. May she live to attend the centennial of 1977 !) Mr. Griffin became a clerk in the store of Hon. Jacob Tuttle in 1827. With Hiram Bell he bought out said store in 1833. In three years Mr. Bell left, and Mr. Griffin carried on the business until 1849, when he sold to Fairfield and Shedd. He was town clerk many years, representative four years, and was delegate from Antrim to the constitutional convention of 1850.] 3. Sarah, [b. in 1811, and d. in 1825.] 4. Betsey, [b. in 1813, m. Charles Perkins of Nashua, and d. leaving two sons : — George H., (m. Ella Little and lives in this town.)Charles.] 5. Nancy, [b. in 1815, m. E. S. Dickerrnan of Manchester.] 6. Mary, [b. in 1817, and was for many years insane. Was a pious girl, handsome, attractive, and smart. She d. Dec. 17, 1879.] 7. Elenor, [b. in 1819, m. Warren Kendrick, and is now living in West Lebanon.]

• Sources

  [S234] History of the town of Antrim, New Hampshire: from its earliest settlement to June 27, 1877, with a brief genealogical record of all the Antrim families, Warren Robert Cochrane, (Name: Mirror Steam Printing Press, 1880;), 521 (Reliability: 3). [S231] History of Francestown, N. H.: From Its Earliest Settlement April, 1758, to January 1, 1891. With a Brief Genealogical Record of All the Francestown Families, Warren Robert Cochrane, George K. Wood, (Name: J. H. Barker, Printer, 1895;), 762 (Reliability: 3).