When Charles Alfred Griggs was born on 6 September 1838, in Dover, Kent, England, United Kingdom, his father, Charles Griggs, was 26 and his mother, Charlotte Willis Foreman, was 19. He married Madeline Battard on 11 May 1861, in South Boston, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States. He lived in Charlton and Kidbrooke, Kent, England, United Kingdom in 1851 and Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States in 1860. In 1860, at the age of 21, his occupation is listed as baker in London, England, United Kingdom. He died on 7 November 1863, in Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States, at the age of 25, and was buried in Farmington City Cemetery, Farmington, Davis, Utah, United States.
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English (southeastern): from the Middle English personal name Grig, a pet form of Gregory (compare Gregg ), with genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s.
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Possible Related NamesFurther information on Madeline Batard, the wife of Charles Griggs, has been located. She was born in France, traveled to England, and crossed to America on the same ship as Charles Griggs, whom she …
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