Brief Life History of Lucy
When Lucy Griffin was born on 17 April 1737, in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States, her father, Ebenezer Griffin, was 31 and her mother, Hannah Chandler, was 24. She had at least 2 sons and 4 daughters with Hezekiah Hammond. She died on 20 August 1824, at the age of 87, and was buried in North Cemetery, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (16)
- Lucy Hammond, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Griffin in entry for Olive, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Lucy Hammond, "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955"
Spouse and Children
1733–1813 Male
1737–1824 Female
Children (6)
1760–1848 Female
1764–1810 Female
1769–1817 Female
1775– Female
1778–1861 Male
+1 More Child
Parents and Siblings
1705–1785 Male
1713–1772 Female
Siblings (10)
1732–1795 Female
1734–1807 Male
1736–1806 Female
1737–1824 Female
1741–1823 Female
+5 More Children
World Events (6)
1776
Age 39
1781 · British Forces Capture Fort Griswold
Age 44
1783 · A Free America
Age 46
Name Meaning
Welsh: from the personal name Gruffin, Griffin, a pet form of Middle Welsh Gruffudd. In the Welsh border counties this name was introduced directly from Welsh, and in the eastern counties of England by Bretons from France who came over with the Norman conquest.
Irish: Anglicized (part translated) form of Gaelic Ó Gríobhtha ‘descendant of Gríobhtha’, a personal name from gríobh ‘gryphon’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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