Brief Life History of Griffith Rees
When Griffith Rees Griffiths was born in 1806, in Church of St Mechell, Anglesey, Wales, his father, Thomas Griffith, was 27 and his mother, Catharine Jones, was 27. He married Margaret Lewis about 1829, in Wales. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 7 daughters. He lived in Glyntaff, Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, United Kingdom in 1871 and Castle Dale, Emery, Utah, United States in 1900. He died on 29 October 1904, in Provo, Utah, Utah, United States, at the age of 98, and was buried in Provo City Cemetery, Provo, Utah, Utah, United States.
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- Griffith Griffiths in household of Thos Griffiths, "United States Census, 1860"
- Reese Griffiths, "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1937"
- Rees Griffith, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"
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1808
Atlantic slave trade abolished.
1831 · Merthyr Uprising
Sparked by a depression that was going through Wales the previous three years, the Merthyr uprisings were carried out by workers that were in debt. In the process, twenty-four people were killed and twenty-six were arrested. Troops were brought in to stop the protestors.
1832 · The Black Hawk War
Convinced that a group of Native American tribes were hostile, The United States formed a frontier militia to stop them in their tracks. Even though Black Hawk was hoping to avoid bloodshed while trying to resettle on tribal land, U.S. officials opened fire on the Native Americans. Black Hawk then responded to this confrontation by successfully attacking the militia at the Battle of Stillman's Run and then left northward. After a few months the militia caught up with Black Hawk and his men and defeated them at the Battle of Wisconsin Heights. While being weakened by hunger, injuries and desertion, Black Hawk and the rest of the many native survivors retreated towards the Mississippi. Unfortunately, Black Hawk and other leaders were later captured when they surrendered to the US forces and were then imprisoned for a year.
Name Meaning
Welsh (Glamorgan and western England): Anglicized form of the patronymic (ap) Gruffudd, from Old Welsh Grippiud (see Griffith ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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