Born about in Ireland
[uncertain]
[uncertain]Daughter of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Benjamin L Griffith
— married
about 1844 in Ireland
Descendants 
Mother of
John Clancy Griffith, Rebecca (Griffith) Day, Ida Emily (Griffith) Young, Sarah Jane (Griffith) Martin, Benjamin Abbott Griffith, Ellen (Griffith) Herod and Francis Thomas Griffith
Died before
before about age 56
in Haldimand, Ontario, Canada [uncertain]
[uncertain]Profile last modified
| Created 4 Aug 2021
This page has been accessed 81 times.
Biography
Phoebe (Abbott) Griffith was born in Ireland.
This profile is part of the Abbott Name Study.
Phoebe was born about 1818 in Ireland. She was married with 3 children before coming to Canada with her husband Benjamin L. Griffith and his family. They settled in Oneida township, Haldimand, Canada West and they added 4 more children, making a total of seven. Her husband was a labourer, and then a farmer.[1][2][3]
Phoebe passed away and was buried May 16, 1874 in St. John's Anglican Cemetery in York, Haldimand, Ontario. Gravestone inscribed with " wife of B L Griffith".[4] (Her husband and youngest son Frank are buried together in Hagersville Cemetery, Haldimand).
Research Notes
- Using dates from find a grave profile for birth and death until better sources found.
- Need sources from Ireland for birth and marriage, births of children etc. Help would be much appreciated.
Sources
- ↑ 1851Census Oneida Haldimand Canada West showing head: Benjamin Griffith 30 yrs. laborer Episc. CE, with wife Phoebe Griffith 34 yrs., John Griffith 6 yrs., Rebecca Griffith 3 yrs., Emma Griffith 2 yrs., all born Ireland. (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1851&op=pdf&id=e002352044)
- ↑ 1861 Census Oneida, Haldimand, Canada West showing Head of household: Benjm Griffith 41 yrs. born Ireland farmer C of England Frame house 1 story 1 family, with wife Phoebe Griffith 44 yrs. born Ireland C of E, and children John C Griffith 15 yrs born Ireland, Rebecca Griffith 12 yrs. born Ireland, Emily Griffith 11 yrs. born Ireland, Jane Griffith 8 yrs. born U Canada, Benj. A Griffith 6 yrs. born U Canada, Ellen Griffith 4 yrs. born U Canada. (https://central.bac-lac.gc.ca/.item/?app=Census1861&op=pdf&id=4108073_00494)
- ↑ "Canada Census, 1871," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M432-528 : 19 March 2021), Pheobe Griffith in household of Benjamin Griffith, Oneida, Haldimand, Ontario, Canada; citing 1871; citing National Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
- ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/189940780/phoebe-griffith : accessed 15 March 2022), memorial page for Phoebe Abbott Griffith (1818–1874), Find A Grave: Memorial #189940780, citing Saint John's Anglican Church Cemetery, York, Haldimand County, Ontario, Canada ; Maintained by Em Browne (contributor 49354362) .
Is Phoebe your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
contact
the profile manager, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or contact
the profile manager, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA
No known carriers of Phoebe's DNA have taken a DNA test.
No known carriers of Phoebe's DNA have taken a DNA test.
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
- Advice for categorization of Abbott-12493? Apr 2, 2022.
Comments
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Featured National Park champion connections: Phoebe is 15 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 21 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 16 degrees from George Catlin, 19 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 26 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 16 degrees from George Grinnell, 27 degrees from Anton Kröller, 18 degrees from Stephen Mather, 19 degrees from Kara McKean, 19 degrees from John Muir, 17 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 29 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.
A > Abbott | G > Griffith > Phoebe (Abbott) Griffith
Categories: Hagersville, Ontario | Ireland, Abbott Name Study | Canada, Abbott Name Study | Saint John's Anglican Church Cemetery, York, Ontario | Needs Birth Record | Abbott Name Study