Joel Gridley (1777 - 1831)

Born 1777 in Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA

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Biography

Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington, Conn. ^[1]

PHEBE (WOODRUFF)

Phebe Hart only daughter and child of Hawkins (283), b. about 1760, at Southington; married Amos Woodruff, of Southington, son of Jonathan, and his wife, Phebe (Weirs), born at Southington, and baptized there September 17, 1749. He was a cooper by trade, and lived at the homestead of his father-in-law, Hawkins Hart on the west side of East street. The house stood a few rods south of the late residence of Liva Barnes. It was a large two-story house, with two front rooms, and a lean to in the rear, after the model of the better class of houses from that date. His wife died May 26, 1816, aged 56 years. His daughter Diantha kept house for him, after the death of Mrs. Woodruff, for several years, and the last years of his life he spent with his children. The old house was finally drawn away and converted into a cement mill. He died at the house of Gad Andrews, who had married his daughter, Diantha.

CHILDREN: Keziah, b. April 12, 1780, m. October 28 1800, Levi Barnes; Amanda, b. June 5, 1782, m. October 25, 1802, Joel Gridley; Phebe, b. June 20, 1785, d. January 5, 1794; Diantha, b. November 12, 1803, m. May 1, 1833, Gad Andrews.

Sources

1. ↑ Ecclesiastical and Other Sketches of Southington, Conn., page cxxix, by Herman Rowlee Timlow, Case, Lockwood and Brainard, 1875, Southington, Connecticut

Death

• Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticit, USA, "Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KH-G25 : accessed 13 June 2015), Joel Gridley, 26 Aug 1821; citing , reference P 51 cem 123-2; FHL microfilm 3,362.

• http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57296758 Burial: Oak Hill Cemetery, Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA, Plot: Section 4

Children's Birth

• Southington, Hartford Co., Connecticut, USA, "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," Database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74L-TD3 : accessed 13 June 2015), Joel Gridley in entry for Solomon Gridley, 14 Jul 1805; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.