Griffin, John Smith, 1807-1899.

John Smith Griffin was sent as a missionary to Oregon in 1839 by the North Litchfield Association of Connecticut and he became pastor of the First Connecticut Church in Oregon. He married in St. Louis and spent time in Lapwai, Washington Territory, Snake River country, and Vancouver. He settled on the Tualatin Plains as a farmer and in 1848 bought the Lapwai press from H. H. Spalding and published The Oregon American and Evangelical Unionist.

From the description of History of Tualatin Plains /by J. S. Griffin, 1842-1851. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702126620

John Smith Griffin (1807–1899) was an Oregon pioneer and missionary who participated at the Champoeg Meetings that created the Provisional Government of Oregon in 1843.

From the guide to the John Smith Griffin papers, December 26, 1842, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)

From the guide to the John Smith Griffin papers, December 31, 1842, (Special Collections and University Archives, University of Oregon Libraries)

John Smith Griffin (1807-1899) was a missionary and Oregon pioneer.

From the description of John Smith Griffin papers [manuscript], 1839-1883. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 707849602

From the guide to the John Smith Griffin papers, 1839-1883, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library)

Henry Sewell (1819-1869) came to Oregon in 1843 and married Mary Ann Jones Gerrish in 1846.

From the guide to the Bond securities for Henry Sewell, 1850 July 1, (Oregon Historical Society Research Library)

Henry Sewell (1819-1869) came to Oregon in 1843 and married Mary Ann Jones Gerrish in 1846.

He was a founding member of the West Union Baptist Church in 1848 and committed suicide in Hillsboro, Oregon in 1869.

From the description of Bond securities for Henry Sewell [manuscript], 1850 July 1. (Oregon Historical Society Research Library). WorldCat record id: 707849601