Arminta Elizabeth Griffith

Brief Life History of Arminta Elizabeth

When Arminta Elizabeth Griffith was born on 4 February 1826, in Haywood, Tennessee, United States, her father, Jonathan Thaddeus Griffith, was 36 and her mother, Sarah Lumley, was 38. She married John Henry Williams on 29 November 1842, in Madison, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Sanpete, Utah, United States in 1880. She died on 19 August 1918, in Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States, at the age of 92, and was buried in Oakley Cemetery, Oakley, Cassia, Idaho, United States.

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Family Time Line

John Henry Williams
1822–1890
Arminta Elizabeth Griffith
1826–1918
Marriage: 29 November 1842
James E Williams
about 1868–
John W Williams
about 1869–

Sources (10)

  • Arminta Williams in household of John H Williams, "United States Census, 1880"
  • Arminta Griffeth, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1934"
  • Arminta Elizabeth Griffith Williams, "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868"

World Events (8)

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

1835 · The Hermitage is Built

The Hermitage located in Nashville, Tennessee was a plantation owned by President Andrew Jackson from 1804 until his death there in 1845. The Hermitage is now a museum.

1850

Historical Boundaries: 1850: Utah Territory, United States 1851: Sanpete, Utah Territory, United States 1896: Sanpete, Utah, United States

Name Meaning

Welsh (Carmarthenshire and western England): from the Old Welsh personal name Gruffudd, Old Welsh Grip(p)iud, composed of the elements grip, of uncertain significance, + iud ‘chief, lord’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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