Helen was born in 1831, the daughter of David Richards Griggs and Lucy Griggs. During the US Civil War she was a nurse at Armory Square Hospital in Washington, D.C. from about June 1863 to July 1864. She passed away in 1913.
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1850 Census: "United States Census, 1850" citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). FamilySearch Record: MDSH-HHB (accessed 24 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6S5Q-VKL Image number 00088 Name: Helen Griggs; Census Date: 1850; Census Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Ethnicity: American; Race: White; Birth Date: 1832; Birth Place: Massachusetts; Age: 18; Source House Nbr: 43.
1855 Census: "Massachusetts State Census, 1855" citing Line: 29; FHL microfilm: 000953953; Record number: 15014; FamilySearch Record: MQ43-BN9 (accessed 24 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-D154-M9N Name: Helen E Griggs; Census Date: 1855; Census Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Birth Date: 1832; Birth Place: Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States; Age: 23; Dasverify: 2013-03-04 16:17:59; Event Town: Brookline; Event Type: Census.
1860 Census: "United States Census, 1860" citing Page: 41; Affiliate Publication Number: M653; Affiliate Film Number: 514; FHL microfilm: 803514; Record number: 25762; FamilySearch Record: MZHJ-97N (accessed 24 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9BS3-Q1S Image number 00661 Name: Ellen C Griggs; Census Date: 1860; Census Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Birth Date: 1832; Birth Place: Massachusetts; Race: White; Age: 28.
1865 Census: "Massachusetts State Census, 1865" citing Line: 14; FHL microfilm: 0954573; Record number: 9060; FamilySearch Record: MQCG-5LM (accessed 24 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HT-6SF3-WBV Image number 00117 Name: Helen Griggs; Census Date: 1865; Census Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Birth Date: 1835; Birth Place: Massachusetts, United States; Age: 30; Age Years: 30; Id: 1343707; Source Family Nbr: 596; Event Place Sup: United States; Event Place Year Range: 1865-1865; Age Exp: 30 years; Age Form: 30y; Event Type Orig: <null>
1870 Census: "United States Census, 1870" citing Page: 167; Affiliate Publication Number: M593; Line: 6; FHL microfilm: 000552133; Record number: 16551; FamilySearch Record: MDQS-SBL (accessed 24 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: S3HY-6G1Z-NQ8 Image number 00413 Name: Helen M Griggs; Census Date: 1870; Census Place: Brookline, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States; Ethnicity: American; Race: White; Birth Date: 1832; Birth Place: Massachusetts; Age: 38.
Pension: "United States General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934" citing Affiliate Publication Title: General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934; Affiliate Publication Number: T288; Affiliate Film Number: 188; FHL microfilm: 540944; FamilySearch Record: KDYT-9WH (accessed 24 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9TBL-9RG Image number 00092 Name: Helen Griggs; Pension Date: 1885; Pension Place: Massachusetts, United States.
Death: "New York, State Death Index, 1880-1956" citing Entry: 52828; Record number: 57; FamilySearch Record: QGKC-NS4W (accessed 24 December 2022) FamilySearch Image: 3Q9M-CSG8-B35F-1 Image number 00379 Name: Helen M Griggs; Death Date: 6 Nov 1913; Death Place: Dansville, Steuben, New York, United States.
See Also:
Memorial: Find a Grave (has image) Find A Grave: Memorial #24300712 (accessed 24 December 2022) Memorial page for Helen M. Griggs (1830-6 Nov 1913), citing Walnut Street Cemetery, Brookline, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, USA (plot: Lot 3); Maintained by Ace (contributor 49862805).
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