Brief Life History of Benjamin
When Benjamin Griffin was born on 7 August 1746, in Windham, Windham, Connecticut, United States, his father, Ebenezer Griffin, was 40 and his mother, Hannah Chandler, was 33. He died on 11 November 1748, in Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States, at the age of 2, and was buried in North Cemetery, Hampton, Windham, Connecticut, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (6)
- Benjamin Griffin, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Benjamin Griffin, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
- Benjamin Griffin, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
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
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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