Robert Griffith (1825 - 1898)

Born 1825 in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Harriet S. (Philips) Griffith — married 23 Oct 1871 in Colden, Erie, New York, United States

Died 23 Jun 1898 at about age 73 in Glenwood, Erie, New York, United States

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Biography

Robert Griffith was born in 1825 in Stephentown, Rensselaer, New York to Hezekiah Griffith and Millicent Beers.

By 1830, the Griffith family had settled in Concord, Erie, New York. In 1850, Robert was farming with his father and brothers, David and Peter, in Concord.^[1]

In 1860, Robert lived in his parents' Concord household that also included their grandson, Lucius Flint. Robert and his father were farmers.^[2]

Robert married Mrs. Harriet S. Freeman of Colden on October 23, 1871. ^[3] In 1875, they lived in Colden, Erie, New York.^[4]

Robert, age 67, and Harriet, age 74, were still living in Colden in 1892. Robert was employed as a mechanic.^[5]

Robert died on June 23, 1898 Glenwood, Erie, New York and was buried in the Griffith Cemetery in East Concord. ^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCY4-1PZ : 12 April 2016), Robert Griffith in household of Hezekiah Griffith, Concord, Erie, New York, United States; citing family 721, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCQJ-MVY : 14 December 2017), Robt Griffith in entry for Hezekiah Griffith, 1860.
3. ↑ "Items from the Past. Gleanings from The Files of The Springville Journal During the Year 1871", The Springville Journal, Springville, Erie, New York, March 21, 1895, p. 3.
4. ↑ "New York State Census, 1875," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNKM-2YP : 11 March 2018), Robert Griffith, Colden, Erie, New York, United States; citing p. 30, line 3, State Library, Albany; FHL microfilm 825,690.
5. ↑ "New York State Census, 1892," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQSK-V8C : 11 March 2018), Robert Griffith, 1892; citing Colden, county offices, New York; FHL microfilm 825,695.
6. ↑ The Springville Journal, Springville, Erie, New York, June 30, 1898, p. 1.
7. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVKW-QMBH : 13 December 2015), Robert Griffith, ; Burial, , Erie, New York, United States of America, Griffith Cemetery (East Concord-Town of Concord); citing record ID 36776545, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com/memorial/36776545.

• "History of the Original Town of Concord, Being the Present Towns of Concord, Collins, N. Collins and Sardinia, Erie County, New York", by Erasmus Briggs. Rochester N.Y.: Union and Advertiser Company's Print, 1883.