Brief Life History of Theodore Dimick
When Theodore Dimick Griggs was born on 30 April 1826, in Tolland, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, his father, Chauncey Griggs, was 30 and his mother, Hearty Dimick, was 31. He married Mary Ann Kenyon on 18 August 1851, in Portage, Ohio, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Redford, Wayne, Michigan, United States in 1860. He died on 20 October 1885, in Greenfield, Wayne, Michigan, United States, at the age of 59, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States.
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- T L Griggs, "United States Census, 1860"
- Theodore Dimick Griggs, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906"
- Theodore D. Griggs, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
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1828 · Michigan Capitol Building Constructed
The first building to serve as the State Capitol was originally built as the Territorial Courthouse. The brick structure was one of Michigan's earliest Greek revival buildings. The building housed the territorial government and state legislatures until 1848, when the capital moved from Detroit to Lansing. The building then became a public school and library until it burned down in 1893.
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.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (southeastern): from the Middle English personal name Grig, a pet form of Gregory (compare Gregg ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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