Smith Griffin was a son Edward Griffin (1762-1860) and Deborah Wardell (1773-1812).
Richard Griffin and his wife Mary Smith, United Empire Loyalists, came to Canada from Nine Partners, Dutchess County, NY in 1787 and settled on concession 9 on the Twenty Mile Creek in Grimsby township, Ontario. Their children were Amelia, Abraham, Bethiah, Edward, Nathaniel, Miriam, Isaiah, Smith, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Mary and Richard Jr.
It was this family who founded SMITHVILLE in the township of West Lincoln located on Highway 20 between Hamilton and Niagara Falls. Although first known as GRIFFINVILLE, it was later renamed after Richard's wife's family.
It was Edward "Ned" who felled the first tree, chose the village site, cleared the first acre of land, built the first house, opened a general store and lived his entire life there so credit is sometimes given to him as the real founder of the village.
Edward was married twice. His first wife was Deborah Wardell and their children were Catharine, Edward Jr. Joseph, SMITH (of this memorial), Isaac, William M.D., and Daniel. After his wife's death Edward married Mary Lounsbury and had Jacob, Parmela, Jonathan Wesley and Marrel. Many members of this family and their descendants are buried in Smithville Union Cemetery.
About 1823 or 1824 SMITH married Elizabeth "Betsy" Edmonds (1801-1881) daughter of Richard and Mary Edmonds and native of Glens Falls, NY. After Smith's death in 1859 she married Rev. Ezra Adams of the founding family of Acton, Ontario.
Children:
(1) Danford
(2) Huldah
(3) Kelly
(4) Deborah
(5) Mary
(6) Baldwin
(7) Emily
(8) William Murray
(9) Eliza Jane
(10)Margaret Ann
Richard Griffin and his wife Mary Smith, United Empire Loyalists, came to Canada from Nine Partners, Dutchess County, NY in 1787 and settled on concession 9 on the Twenty Mile Creek in Grimsby township, Ontario. Their children were Amelia, Abraham, Bethiah, Edward, Nathaniel, Miriam, Isaiah, Smith, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Mary and Richard Jr.
It was this family who founded SMITHVILLE in the township of West Lincoln located on Highway 20 between Hamilton and Niagara Falls. Although first known as GRIFFINVILLE, it was later renamed after Richard's wife's family.
It was Edward "Ned" who felled the first tree, chose the village site, cleared the first acre of land, built the first house, opened a general store and lived his entire life there so credit is sometimes given to him as the real founder of the village.
Edward was married twice. His first wife was Deborah Wardell and their children were Catharine, Edward Jr. Joseph, SMITH (of this memorial), Isaac, William M.D., and Daniel. After his wife's death Edward married Mary Lounsbury and had Jacob, Parmela, Jonathan Wesley and Marrel. Many members of this family and their descendants are buried in Smithville Union Cemetery.
About 1823 or 1824 SMITH married Elizabeth "Betsy" Edmonds (1801-1881) daughter of Richard and Mary Edmonds and native of Glens Falls, NY. After Smith's death in 1859 she married Rev. Ezra Adams of the founding family of Acton, Ontario.
Children:
(1) Danford
(2) Huldah
(3) Kelly
(4) Deborah
(5) Mary
(6) Baldwin
(7) Emily
(8) William Murray
(9) Eliza Jane
(10)Margaret Ann
Smith Griffin was a son Edward Griffin (1762-1860) and Deborah Wardell (1773-1812).
Richard Griffin and his wife Mary Smith, United Empire Loyalists, came to Canada from Nine Partners, Dutchess County, NY in 1787 and settled on concession 9 on the Twenty Mile Creek in Grimsby township, Ontario. Their children were Amelia, Abraham, Bethiah, Edward, Nathaniel, Miriam, Isaiah, Smith, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Mary and Richard Jr.
It was this family who founded SMITHVILLE in the township of West Lincoln located on Highway 20 between Hamilton and Niagara Falls. Although first known as GRIFFINVILLE, it was later renamed after Richard's wife's family.
It was Edward "Ned" who felled the first tree, chose the village site, cleared the first acre of land, built the first house, opened a general store and lived his entire life there so credit is sometimes given to him as the real founder of the village.
Edward was married twice. His first wife was Deborah Wardell and their children were Catharine, Edward Jr. Joseph, SMITH (of this memorial), Isaac, William M.D., and Daniel. After his wife's death Edward married Mary Lounsbury and had Jacob, Parmela, Jonathan Wesley and Marrel. Many members of this family and their descendants are buried in Smithville Union Cemetery.
About 1823 or 1824 SMITH married Elizabeth "Betsy" Edmonds (1801-1881) daughter of Richard and Mary Edmonds and native of Glens Falls, NY. After Smith's death in 1859 she married Rev. Ezra Adams of the founding family of Acton, Ontario.
Children:
(1) Danford
(2) Huldah
(3) Kelly
(4) Deborah
(5) Mary
(6) Baldwin
(7) Emily
(8) William Murray
(9) Eliza Jane
(10)Margaret Ann
Richard Griffin and his wife Mary Smith, United Empire Loyalists, came to Canada from Nine Partners, Dutchess County, NY in 1787 and settled on concession 9 on the Twenty Mile Creek in Grimsby township, Ontario. Their children were Amelia, Abraham, Bethiah, Edward, Nathaniel, Miriam, Isaiah, Smith, Jonathan, Elizabeth, Mary and Richard Jr.
It was this family who founded SMITHVILLE in the township of West Lincoln located on Highway 20 between Hamilton and Niagara Falls. Although first known as GRIFFINVILLE, it was later renamed after Richard's wife's family.
It was Edward "Ned" who felled the first tree, chose the village site, cleared the first acre of land, built the first house, opened a general store and lived his entire life there so credit is sometimes given to him as the real founder of the village.
Edward was married twice. His first wife was Deborah Wardell and their children were Catharine, Edward Jr. Joseph, SMITH (of this memorial), Isaac, William M.D., and Daniel. After his wife's death Edward married Mary Lounsbury and had Jacob, Parmela, Jonathan Wesley and Marrel. Many members of this family and their descendants are buried in Smithville Union Cemetery.
About 1823 or 1824 SMITH married Elizabeth "Betsy" Edmonds (1801-1881) daughter of Richard and Mary Edmonds and native of Glens Falls, NY. After Smith's death in 1859 she married Rev. Ezra Adams of the founding family of Acton, Ontario.
Children:
(1) Danford
(2) Huldah
(3) Kelly
(4) Deborah
(5) Mary
(6) Baldwin
(7) Emily
(8) William Murray
(9) Eliza Jane
(10)Margaret Ann
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ELIZA J. PROCTOR
Wife of
WILLIAM M. GRIFFIN
Born 1843 - Died 1876
Also WILLIAM M. GRIFFIN
Born 1838 - Died 1925
His Wife SUSAN LAWRENCE
Born 1855 - Died 1957
SMITH GRIFFIN
Born 1800 - Died 1859
GRIFFIN
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