| Simeon Griswold | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
In office 1805–1807, 1809, 1814 | |
| Preceded by | Caleb Wadhams |
| Succeeded by | John Dickinson |
| Preceded by | Timothy Childs |
| Succeeded by | Joshua Danforth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 16, 1752 Bolton, Connecticut |
| Died | December 7, 1843 Nassau, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Spouse(s) | Ann Hutchinson (m. 1778) |
| Relations | John Augustus Griswold (grandson) |
| Parents | Seth Griswold Susanna Shurtleff |
| Occupation | Politician, Merchant |
Simeon Griswold (May 16, 1752 – December 7, 1843) was a Massachusetts Representative from Pittsfield, Massachusetts and a member of the political Griswold Family.
Early life[]
Griswold was born in Bolton, Connecticut on May 16, 1752. He was one of three children born to Seth Griswold (1723–1810) and Susanna (née Shurtleff) Griswold (1732–1757),[1] who married in 1751 in Bolton.[2]
His paternal grandparents were Daniel Griswold and Sarah (née White) Griswold.[3] His maternal grandparents were John Shurtleff and Sarah Carver Lucas (herself the daughter of Benoni Lucas and Repentance Harlow).[4]
Career[]
At the age of 22,[5] he volunteered to serve in the Connecticut Line during the American Revolution,[6] after which he moved to Pittsfield and opened the Pittsfield Hotel as a meeting a lodging place for members of opposing political parties.[7]
Public office[]
Griswold was elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature from the town of Pittsfield five times, serving from 1805–1807, 1809, 1814.[8] Griswold died in Nassau, New York.[9][10]
Personal life[]
On May 7, 1778,[5] Griswold was married to Ann Hutchinson (1755–1836).[11] Together, they were the parents of:
- Justin Griswold (1779–1841)
- Chester Griswold (1781–1860), a New York representative who married Abby Moulton, daughter of Howard and Mary (née White) Moulton of Troy, on June 23, 1813.[5]
He died on December 7, 1843 in Nassau, New York.
Descendants[]
Through his son Chester, he was the grandfather of U.S. Congressman John Augustus Griswold (1818–1872).[12]
References[]
- ↑ Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet (1912) (in en). Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts. p. 38. https://archive.org/details/descendantswill00shurgoog. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Chaim M. (2015) (in en). Yankee Colonies across America: Cities upon the Hills. Lexington Books. p. 20. ISBN 9781498519847. https://books.google.com/books?id=LSBUCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA20. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ Townsend, Edna Waugh; Townsend, Charles Delmar (1935) (in en). The Griswold Family, England-America: Edward of Windsor, Connecticut, Matthew of Lyme, Connecticut, Michael of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Griswold Family Association of America. p. 116. https://books.google.com/books?id=EkNPAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ Shurtleff, William (2005) (in en). The Shurtleff and Lawton Families: Genealogy and History. Pine Hill Press. p. 15. https://archive.org/details/shurtlefflawtonf00shur. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Hughes, Thomas Patrick; Munsell, Frank (1889) (in en). American Ancestry: Giving Name and Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans Whose Ancestors Settled in the United States Previous to the Declaration of Independence, A. Munsell. p. 213. https://archive.org/details/americanancestr02munsgoog. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ Allen, William. An American Biographical and Historical Dictionary. Boston: John Jewett and Company.
- ↑ Smith, Joseph (1876). History of Pittsfield, Volume II. Springfield: CW Bryan and Co.
- ↑ Field, David Dudley (1844). A History of Pittsfield, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Hartford: Case, Tiffany, and Burnham. p. 77. https://archive.org/details/ahistorytownpit00fielgoog. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
- ↑ Allen, William (1844). An American Biographical and Historical Dictionary. Boston: John Jewett and Company.
- ↑ (in en) The History of Pittsfield (Berkshire County), Massachusetts: From the year 1800 to the year 1876. Lee and Shepard. 1876. p. 184. https://books.google.com/books?id=xKkaqbyW8ZwC&pg=PA184. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ Sergeant William Harlow Family Association (1997) (in en). Harlow family: descendants of Sgt. William Harlow (1624/5-1691) of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Gateway Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=xLNRAAAAMAAJ. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ Hough, Frank (1875). American Biographical Notes. Boston. https://archive.org/details/americanbiograph00houg.
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