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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- 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"
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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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