Brief Life History of Sarah M.
When Sarah M. Griffin was born on 3 January 1816, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States, her father, Stephen Griffin, was 38 and her mother, Mary Place, was 37. She married Philip Wickizer about 1837, in Wilkes-Barre, Luzerne, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 2 daughters. She lived in Auburn Township, Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States in 1860. She died on 29 October 1892, in Scranton, Lackawanna, Pennsylvania, United States, at the age of 76.
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Family Time Line
Sources (3)
- Sarah M Wickison in household of Phillip Wickison, "United States Census, 1860"
- Sarah M. Griffin Wickizer, "Find A Grave Index"
- Sarah Wickizer in household of Philiph Wickizer, "United States Census, 1880"
Spouse and Children
1815–1893 Male
1816–1892 Female
Children (5)
1838–1916 Male
1840–1885 Female
1846–1929 Male
1854–1934 Male
1861–1938 Female
Parents and Siblings
1777–1830 Male
1780–about 1842 Female
Siblings (8)
1792–1837 Male
1800–1880 Female
1800–1880 Female
1807–1917 Female
1808–1918 Male
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
Age 3
1820 · Making States Equal
Age 4
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Age 20
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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