When Orson Griffin was born in 1809, in New York, United States, his father, Wheeler Griffin, was 26 and his mother, Mary Klise, was 28. He had at least 1 son and 2 daughters with Almira B Griffin. He lived in Brandon Township, Oakland, Michigan, United States in 1850. He died on 3 September 1881, in Hadley, Hadley Township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Oakwood-Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Oakwood, Oakland, Michigan, United States.
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War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
During the years 1799 to 1827, New York went through a period of gradual emancipation. A Gradual Emancipation Law was passed in 1799 which freed slave children born after July 4, 1799. However, they were indentured until 25 years old for women and 28 years old for men. A law passed 1817 which freed slaves born before 1799, yet delayed their emancipation for ten years. All remaining slaves were freed in New York State on July 4, 1827.
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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’.
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