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242.
 Deacon Joshua GRIGGS Sr. was born on 8 Jan 1743 in Norwich
Township, New London County, CT.68,73 He died on 9 Jun 1813.64,73
He was buried in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.64 in the South Cemetery on Cider Mill Road.
Gravestone Inscription: "Dea. Joshua Griggs Died June 9th 1813 in the 71st
year of his Age.
Weep not for me,
dry your tears,
I must be here till
Christ appears." Deacon Joshua GRIGGS Sr. and Johanna CHAPMAN were married
on 11 Dec 1766.56,68,73,85
Johanna CHAPMAN
(daughter of Elijah CHAPMAN and Sarah STEELE) was born on 16 May 1748 in Of Tolland,
Tolland County, CT.68,105,106 (Her
given name may have been Jerusha.)
(Tolland County was not created until 13 October 1785, so Tolland Township, which
was formed in 1715, was actually part of Windham County before 1785. Also, Connecticut
did not become a state until 1788, but it was an organized colony and had organized
towns by 1740.) She died on 25 Mar 1814.64
She was buried in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.64 in the South Cemetery on Cider Mill Road.
Gravestone Inscription: Joanna Griggs wife of Dea Joshua Griggs died Mar 25
1814 aged 66 years. Deacon Joshua GRIGGS Sr. and Johanna CHAPMAN had the following
children:
+360 | i. | Roswell
GRIGGS Sr.. | +361 | ii. | Joshua GRIGGS Jr.. | 362 | iii. |
Susanna GRIGGS
was born on 3 Jan 1771 in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.68,73 (This is
a map of Tolland Township, CT.) | +363 | iv. | Daniel GRIGGS Sr.. | 364 | v. | Charles GRIGGS
was born on 15 Aug 1775 in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.68,73 | +365 | vi. | Sarah GRIGGS. | 366 | vii. | Elijah GRIGGS was born on 5 Sep 1780
in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.68,73 | 367 | viii. | Joanna GRIGGS was born on 23 May 1783
in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.68,73 |
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