Brief Life History of Bathsheba
When Bathsheba Griswold was born on 29 October 1758, in Bolton, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America, her father, Daniel Griswold III, was 35 and her mother, Elizabeth Baldwin, was 31. She married Samuel Carver on 14 August 1777, in Bolton, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 7 daughters. She died in 1833, at the age of 75.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Bathsheba Griswold Carver, "Find A Grave Index"
- Bashaba in entry for Garner Carver, "Connecticut, Vital Records, Prior to 1850"
- Bashaba in entry for Garner Carver, "Connecticut, Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
Spouse and Children
1756–1831 Male
1758–1833 Female
Children (9)
1778– Male
1780–1860 Female
1782– Female
1785– Female
1788– Female
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Parents and Siblings
1723–1804 Male
1727–1771 Female
Siblings (10)
1745– Female
1748– Male
1751–1773 Female
1753–1795 Male
1756–1827 Male
+5 More Children
Name Meaning
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.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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