Nathan Griffin (1785 - 1872)

Born 25 Nov 1785 in Nelson, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Died Apr 1872 at age 86 in Nelson, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States

Biography

Nathan Griffin was born 1785 in Nelson, New Hampshire. ^[1] He was the son of Samuel Griffin and Sophia Foster.

He passed away in 1872. ^[2]

This History of Nelson has the following entry: ^[3]

NATHAN GRIFFIN, second son of Samuel Griffin, Esq. was born November 25, 1785. He was active in educational and religious matters, as well as town affairs, was a noted teacher and held important offices in town. He married Sally, daughter of Nehemiah Wright, a soldier at the battle of Bunker Hill. They reared three sons and four daughters. He died at the age of eighty-seven. His wife died in 1881, aged ninety-four.

1. SAMUEL GRIFFIN, son of Nathan, went to Wisconsin, and died there leaving one son.
2. ALVARO N. GILMAN [? GRIFFIN], son of Nathan, married Harriet, daughter of Col. Rufus Atwood, was a man of ability and a deacon in the church like his ancestors. He had the honors and labors of town offices heaped upon him, and was very active in the cause of common schools. He died at the age of forty-two."

Sources

1. ↑ "New Hampshire Birth Records, Early to 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FLPK-XM7 : 12 December 2014), Samuel Griffin in entry for Nathan Griffin, 25 Nov 1785; citing Nelson, Cheshire, New Hampshire, United States, Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,000,943.
2. ↑ "New Hampshire Death Records, 1654-1947," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FS23-Z8M : 12 December 2014), Samuel Griffin in entry for Nathan Griffin, Apr 1872; citing Nelson, Bureau Vital Records and Health Statistics, Concord; FHL microfilm 1,001,079.
3. ↑ http://www.nh.searchroots.com/documents/History_Nelson_NH.txt