When Solomon Geer Griswold was born on 11 February 1737, in Enfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Roger Griswold, was 30 and his mother, Mary Geer, was 27. He had at least 1 son and 7 daughters with Sarah Gleason. He registered for military service in 1700. He died after 1800, in Hampden, Massachusetts, United States.
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English (Warwickshire): habitational name from Griswolds Farm in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, which is named with Old English grēosn ‘gravel’ + weald ‘woodland’.
History: Edward Griswold (1607–91) and his family were Puritans who came to the American colonies from Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England, on the Mary and John, arriving on 30 May 1630. They settled first in Dorchester, MA, and in 1639 moved to Windsor, VT. Their relative, Matthew Griswold, came to New England in 1639, settling eventually in Lyme, CT.
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