Absalom Griffin (abt. 1805 - 1863)

Born about 1805 in Upper Canada

Died 1 Apr 1863 at about age 58 in Waterdown, Upper Canada

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Biography

This biography was auto-generated by a GEDCOM import.^[1] It's a rough draft and needs to be edited.

Birth

Birth:

Date: ABT 1805

Place: Upper Canada^[2]

Death

Death:

Date: 01 APR 1863

Place: Waterdown, Upper Canada^[3]

Occupation

Occupation: farmer

Date: 1861

Place: East Flamborough, Wentworth, Canada West

Occupation: miller

Date: 1832

Place: Waterdown, Upper Canada

Note: #N4799^[4]

Residence

Residence:

Place: Waterdown, Upper Canada^[5]

Marriage

Husband: Absalom Griffin

Wife: Harriet Smith

Marriage:

Date: 18 JAN 1827

Note: #N4811^[6][7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ Griffin-3476 was created by Judith Chidlow through the import of Thomson_2014-01-08.ged on Jan 17, 2014. This comment and citation can be deleted after the biography has been edited and primary sources are included.
2. ↑ Source: #S2068 Page: Wentworth, East Flamborough, township 2, schedule A personal, p. 16, lines 35-38; digital image, Ancestry.ca (http//www.ancestry.ca : accessed 13 June 2013) citing Library and Archives Canada RG31, microfilm C1086-1087
3. ↑ Source: #S2103 Page: database online, Absalom Griffin, [individual record]. downloaded from http://www.ancestry.com (1 July 2013). This sheet has no documentation for this data
4. ↑ Source: #S2103 Page: database online, Absalom Griffin, [individual record]. downloaded from http://www.ancestry.com (1 July 2013). Data: Text: excerpt from The Mills of Waterdown trace early roots of village / Don & Diane Woods. Arts & Entertainment; Sep 18, 2010.
5. ↑ Source: #S645 Page: p. 256, narrative of James C and Charles Thomas, digital images online, Brantford Public Library
6. ↑ Source: #S645 Page: v. 2, p. 255-256
7. ↑ Source: #S2080 Page: pp. 231-232, accessed 16 June 2013
8. ↑ Source: #S269 Page: Griffin - Smith (1827), p. 96 citing Ontario Marriage Licenses issued at Queenston

• Source: S2068 Title: Griffin, Absalom household, 1861 census Canada West
• Source: S2103 Title: Benjamin and Julia Brown Family Tree
• Source: S645 Author: Reville, F. Douglas Title: History of the County of Brant Publication: Name: Name: Hurley Print Co.; Location: Brantford; Date: 1920;; NOTEHistory of the County of Brant. Reville, F. Douglas digital images online. Our Roots / Nos Racines. http://www.ourroots.ca.

Notes

Note N4799"In 1832, Ebenezer and Absalom Griffin Built a sawmill north of the Dundas Street Brige in The Upper Mill site. 'It was raised in one day with 38 hands without whiskey." The site was in Grindstone Creek at Waterdown, an ideal location ofr a water-powered mill. "As trees were cleared from the Farms in Flamborough, the water flow in Grindstone Creek became so erratic that mill operators could no longer count on the water to power their mills. To overcome this, a ditch was dug that connected Lake Medad to Grindstone Creek, This failed both times it was tried (in 1828 and in 1870s)."