Tenth Generation

296. Deacon Joshua GRIGGS Sr. was born on 8 January 1743 in Norwich Township, New London County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^168,180,205 He died on 9 June 1813 at the age of 70 in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.^158,180,205 He was buried in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.¹⁵⁸ in the South Cemetery on Cider Mill Road.

Gravestone Inscription: "Dea. Joshua Griggs Died June 9th 1813 in the 71st year of his Age.

Weep not for me,
dry your tears,
I must be here till
Christ appears."

Deacon Joshua GRIGGS Sr. and Jerusha "Joanna" CHAPMAN were married on 11 December 1766 in Tolland Township, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{132,168,180,197,205} Jerusha "Joanna" CHAPMAN, daughter of Elijah CHAPMAN and Sarah STEELE, was born on 16 May 1748 in Tolland, Tolland County, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America.^{162,168,233,234} (Her given name may have been Jerusha, but Joanna is listed on her gravestone.)

(Tolland County was not created until 13 October 1785, so Tolland Township, which was formed in 1715, was actually part of Windham County before 1785. Also, Connecticut did not become a state until 1788, but it was an organized colony and had organized towns by 1740.) She died on 25 March 1814 at the age of 65 in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.^158,162,205 She was buried in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.^158,162 in the South Cemetery on Cider Mill Road.

Gravestone Inscription: Joanna Griggs wife of Dea Joshua Griggs died Mar 25 1814 aged 66 years.

Deacon Joshua GRIGGS Sr. and Jerusha "Joanna" CHAPMAN had the following children: