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Tenth Generation
374.
 Captain Stephen GRIGGS was born on 3 Oct 1769 in Tolland
Township, Tolland County, CT.71,94,95,118 He appeared in the census in
1800 in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.27,162 His household consisted of
3 males, age under 10 (his sons Chauncey, 4, Ralph, 2, and Solomon, 1); 1 male,
age 10-15 (unknown); 1 male, age 26-44 (Stephen, 31); 1 female, under age 10
(his daughter Harriette, 8); and 1 female, age 26-44 (his wife Elizabeth, 30).
(He was not listed in the 1790 Census in Tolland Township.) About 1800 he was
a Selectman in Tolland, Tolland County, CT.36
He appeared in the census in 1830 in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.165 His household consisted of
1 male, age 20-30 (his son, Leverette); 1 male, age 50-60 (Stephen); and 1 female,
age 50-60 (his wife, Elizabeth). He appeared in the census in 1850 in Tolland
Township, Tolland County, CT.152
He was living with his son Ralph and his family. He died on 14 Dec 1856.94,118
He was buried in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.66 in the South Cemetery on Cider Mill Road.
He and his wife share an obelisk with their son Ralph and his wife Marilda.
Gravestone Inscription: "Capt Stephen Griggs Died Dec 14 1856 Aged 87.
Elizabeth wife of Capt Stephen Griggs Died Feb 11 1845 Aged 74." Captain
Stephen GRIGGS and Elizabeth "Betsey" LATHROP were married on 8 Mar 1792 in Tolland,
Tolland County, CT.71,90,94,95,118,170
Their family bible is in the possession of Kathy Nelson. The bible originally
belonged to Elizabeth's mother.
Elizabeth
"Betsey" LATHROP (daughter of Solomon LATHROP and Elizabeth UNKNOWN (LATHROP))
was born on 4 Dec 1770 in Tolland, Tolland County, CT.5,94,118 She died on 11 Feb 1845.94,118 She was
buried in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.66 in the South Cemetery on Cider Mill Road. She shares
the north side of the gravestone with her husband. Their son Ralph is on the
west side. Captain Stephen GRIGGS and Elizabeth "Betsey" LATHROP had
the following children:
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