Rev. Samuel Griswold1,2,3

Family Chart
ID# 17639, (1795 - 1875)
FatherSylvanus Griswold4 (21 May 1763 - 17 Oct 1823)
MotherMaria Dennison4 (15 Feb 1772 - 25 Oct 1845)

Key Events:

Birth: 25 Oct 1795, Connecticut5,6,7
Marriage: about 1823, Maria Cobb (27 Aug 1803 - 27 Sep 1849)8,9,10
Marriage: 1853, Old Saybrook Congregational Church, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, Amelia Ayer (15 Nov 1807 - 8 Nov 1876)11,12,13
Death: 18 Jan 187514,5,15
Burial: Junction Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Connecticut2
ChartsDescendants of Gideon Cobb

Copyright Notice

Narrative:

     Rev. Samuel Griswold was born on 25 Oct 1795 in Connecticut.5,6,7
     He was probably the male under age 10 listed in the household of his father, Sylvanus Griswold, in the 1800 Federal Census of Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut.16
     Samuel married first Maria Cobb, daughter of John Cobb and Mary Fuller, about 1823.8,9,10
     He was a Congregational minister, with posts in East Lyme, Hartfort, and New Haven.17,18,19
     His wife died on 27 Sep 1849 in North Lyme, New London Co., Connecticut.20,21,22
     Samuel married second Amelia Ayer, daughter of John Ayer, in 1853 in Old Saybrook Congregational Church, Old Saybrook, Connecticut, with Rev. William A. Hude of Westbrook officiating.11,12,13
     Samuel and Amelia appeared on the 1860 Federal Census of Andover, Tolland Co., Connecticut, enumerated 22 Jun 1860, reporting real estate valued at $500, his personal estate as $1,500 and hers as $1,000. Her sister, Deborah was also listed as living with them.23
     Samuel and Amelia appeared on the 1870 Federal Census of Old Saybrook, Middlesex Co., Connecticut, enumerated 27 Jul 1870, reporting real estate valued at $800, his personal estate as $1,000 and hers as $4,000. Her sister, Deborah was also listed as living with them.24
     Samuel died on 18 Jan 1875 at age 79.14,5,15 He was buried in Junction Cemetery, Old Saybrook, Connecticut.2

Children:
     There were no children with Maria Cobb

Children:
     There were no children with Amelia Ayer

Citations

  1. [S7897] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, vol 86, Old Saybrook Congregational Church, pg 98, citing vol 5 pg 113, shows name as Rev. Samuel Griswold.
  2. [S7898] The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, vol 39 section 712, Old Saybrook, pg 48, inscription for Rev. Samuel Griswold.
  3. [S7899] Samuel Griswold household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tolland Co., Connecticut, shows occupation as clergyman.
  4. [S4601] Griswodl, The Griswold Family, England–America, pg 160.
  5. [S7898] The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, vol 39 section 712, Old Saybrook, pg 48, inscription for Rev. Samuel Griswold, shows date.
  6. [S7897] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, vol 86, Old Saybrook Congregational Church, pg 98, citing vol 5 pg 244, shows age 81 at death 18 Jan 1875.
  7. [S7899] Samuel Griswold household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tolland Co., Connecticut, shows age 64 and state.
  8. [S7898] The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, vol 14 section 303, East Lyme, pg 4, inscription for Maria Cobb Griswold, shows her as his wife.
  9. [S4601] Griswodl, The Griswold Family, England–America, pg 176, show she was married nearly 15 years.
  10. [S863] Cobb, History of the Cobb Family, pg 154, shows married.
  11. [S7897] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, vol 86, Old Saybrook Congregational Church, pg 98, citing vol 5 pg 113, shows year and officiant.
  12. [S7898] The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, vol 39 section 712, Old Saybrook, pg 48, inscription for Amelia Ayer Griswold, shows her as his wife.
  13. [S7899] Samuel Griswold household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tolland Co., Connecticut, shows them apparently living as husband and wife.
  14. [S7897] Connecticut, Church Record Abstracts, vol 86, Old Saybrook Congregational Church, pg 98, citing vol 5 pg 244.
  15. [S4599] Maria C. Griswold entry, 1850 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, New London Co., Connecticut, shows his wife as a widow.
  16. [S7901] Sylvanus Griswold household, 1800 U.S. Census, New London Co., Connecticut.
  17. [S4601] Griswodl, The Griswold Family, England–America, pg 177.
  18. [S7899] Samuel Griswold household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tolland Co., Connecticut, shows occupation as Congregational clergyman.
  19. [S7900] Samuel Griswold household, 1870 U.S. Census, Tolland Co., Connecticut, shows occupation as Congregational clergyman.
  20. [S7898] The Charles R. Hale Collection of Connecticut Cemetery Inscriptions, vol 14 section 303, East Lyme, pg 4, inscription for Maria Cobb Griswold, shows date.
  21. [S4601] Griswodl, The Griswold Family, England–America, pg 176, shows date, town, and state.
  22. [S4599] Maria C. Griswold entry, 1850 U.S. Census, mortality schedule, New London Co., Connecticut, shows month and year.
  23. [S7899] Samuel Griswold household, 1860 U.S. Census, Tolland Co., Connecticut.
  24. [S7900] Samuel Griswold household, 1870 U.S. Census, Tolland Co., Connecticut.