Benjamin Griggs

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Benjamin Griggs

Birthdate:
Birthplace: Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
Death: August 12, 1724 (56)
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
Place of Burial: Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Joseph Griggs and Hannah Griggs
Husband of Patience Chandler Griggs
Father of Joseph Griggs; Benjamin Griggs; Solomon Griggs; Mehitable Griggs; John Griggs and 5 others
Brother of Ichabod Griggs; Mary Corey; Elizabeth Griggs; samuel griggs; hannah griggs and 2 others

Occupation: Surveyor
Managed by: Megan Marie Orr
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About Benjamin Griggs

Benjamin was among a group of 13 "goers" who went to look at the site of Woodstock, CT, prior to the other first settlers of that area (1686). In 1694, he was chosen to lay out the roads. In 1719, he was on a committee to site the new church.

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Benjamin Griggs's Timeline

1667
December 2, 1667
Roxbury, Suffolk, Massachusetts
1702
September 8, 1702
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1704
February 6, 1704
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, United States
1707
May 30, 1707
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1709
July 7, 1709
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1711
November 11, 1711
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
November 11, 1711
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1714
July 28, 1714
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA
1716
November 7, 1716
Woodstock, Windham, Connecticut, USA