Siba Griswold

Brief Life History of Siba

When Siba Griswold was born on 29 November 1789, in Rockingham, Windham, Vermont, United States, her father, Josiah Griswold, was 37 and her mother, Susanna Simonds, was 37.

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Family Time Line

Josiah Griswold
1752–1821
Susanna Simonds
1752–1821
Daniel Griswold
1782–1851
Jemima Griswold
1784–
Phebe Griswold
1785–
Susan Griswold
1788–
Lovisa Griswold
1789–
Susan Griswold
1791–
Siba Griswold
1789–
Willard Griswold
1792–
Jesse Griswold
1797–1797
Hubbard Gardner Griswold
1798–1894
Clarissa Griswold
1802–1803

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    World Events (8)

    1791

    Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.

    1791 · Vermont Becomes 14th State

    On March 4, 1791, Vermont became the 14th state.

    1820 · Making States Equal

    The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

    Name Meaning

    English (Warwickshire): habitational name from Griswolds Farm in Snitterfield, Warwickshire, which is named with Old English grēosn ‘gravel’ + weald ‘woodland’.

    History: Edward Griswold (1607–91) and his family were Puritans who came to the American colonies from Wootton Wawen, Warwickshire, England, on the Mary and John, arriving on 30 May 1630. They settled first in Dorchester, MA, and in 1639 moved to Windsor, VT. Their relative, Matthew Griswold, came to New England in 1639, settling eventually in Lyme, CT.

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

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