Griggs family.
The Griggs family settled in Sutton, Massachusetts, where Thomas Griggs, a blacksmith, purchased land in 1775. Thomas's son, John Griggs, d. 1850, had eleven children, including Lewis, b. 1813, who worked in Boston and in Cincinnati as a merchant; Joseph Franklin, 1822-1897, founder of Western University of Pennsylvania; and George 1826-1891, who went to California in 1849 with the Boston and California Mining and Trading Joint-Stock Company.
From the description of Griggs family papers, 1775-1924. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84926793
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| creatorOf | Griggs family. Griggs family papers, 1775-1924. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library |
Bibliographic and Digital Archival Resources
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| associatedWith | Barr, Griggs, and Coursen (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Boston and California Mining and Trading Joint-Stock Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Cavert & Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Edward Everett (Ship) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | First Congregational Church (Sutton, Mass.) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gregg family. | family |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Ann. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, George, 1826-1891. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, J. B. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, John, d. 1850. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Joseph F. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Joseph Franklin, 1822-1897. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Lewis, b. 1813. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Margie. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Maria E. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Mary, fl. 1800-1801. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Mary, fl. 1833-1852. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Nathan. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Salem. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Thomas. | person |
| associatedWith | Griggs, Thomas T. | person |
| associatedWith | Hancock, Nathan. | person |
| associatedWith | Hancock, Nathan, Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Keep & Caulfield (Firm) | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stockwell, George P. | person |
| associatedWith | Stockwell, Henry, fl. 1893. | person |
| associatedWith | Stockwell, Louisa Griggs. | person |
| associatedWith | Taylor, William W., Mrs. | person |
| associatedWith | Wedge, Alanson. | person |
| associatedWith | Wedge, Hannah. | person |
| Place Name | Admin Code | Country | |
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| Sutton (Mass. : Town) | |||
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| Sacramento (Calif.) | |||
| California--Sacramento | |||
| Kentucky | |||
| Ohio--Cincinnati | |||
| California |
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| Voyages to the Pacific coast |
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| Businessmen |
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| Gold miners |
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