Brief Life History of William
When William Griffing was born about 1784, in Essex, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States, his father, Judge Jonathan Griffing, was 34 and his mother, Hannah Parker, was 28. He died on 26 May 1803, in his hometown, at the age of 20.
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Family Time Line
Judge Jonathan Griffing
1751–1831
Hannah Parker
1757–1827
Hannah Griffing
1780–1846
William Griffing
1784–1803
Anna Griffin
1785–1854
Delia Arabella Griffin
1810–1880
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Parents and Siblings
1751–1831 Male
1757–1827 Female
Siblings (4)
1780–1846 Female
1784–1803 Male
1785–1854 Female
1810–1880 Female
World Events (3)
1785
Age 1
DLESEX COUNTY was incorporated by an act of the Legislature passed at the May session, 1785, and at that time consisted of six towns. Of these, Mifldletown, Chatham, Haddam, and East Haddam were taken from the county of Hartford, and Saybrook and Killingworth from New London coun
1786 · Shays' Rebellion
Age 2
Caused by war veteran Daniel Shays, Shays' Rebellion was to protest economic and civil rights injustices that he and other farmers were seeing after the Revolutionary War. Because of the Rebellion it opened the eyes of the governing officials that the Articles of Confederation needed a reform. The Rebellion served as a guardrail when helping reform the United States Constitution.
1787 · The Making of the U.S. Constitution.
Age 3
The Philadelphia Convention was intended to be the first meeting to establish the first system of government under the Articles of Confederation. From this Convention, the Constitution of the United States was made and then put into place making it one of the major events in all American History.
Name Meaning
Variant of Griffin .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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