Eighth Generation

205. Rev. Dr. Leverett D. D. GRIGGS Sr. (~) (!) was born on 6 November 1808 in Tolland Township, Tolland County, CT.^{31,48,50,53,56,57,134,135} (His gravestone lists his birth date as 17 November 1808.) He graduated in 1829 in New Haven, New Haven County, CT.¹³⁵ from Yale University. About 1830 he was a dentist in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.^50,136 He was a dentist and also preached the gospel, being the pastor of the Congregational Church of Bristol and a Minister for more than fifty years. About 1834 Leverett was an a minister in the Congregational Church in North Haven, New Haven County, CT.⁸⁹ He appeared in the census in 1840 in North Haven, New Haven County, CT.¹³⁷ The 1840 Census indicated that he had three daughters under age 5. That is believed to have been an error because the identity of the third daughter is not listed on any research sites. He appeared in the census in 1850 in Millbury, Worcester County, MA.¹³⁸ His occupation was "Clergyman." The value of his "Real Estate" was $2,000. Leverett appeared in the census in 1860 in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.¹³⁹ His occupation was "Congregational Clergyman." The value of his "Real Estate" was $2,000 and that of his "Personal Estate" was $500. He appeared in the census in 1870 in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.¹⁴⁰ His occupation was "Clergyman." He appeared in the census in 1880 in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.¹⁴¹ His occupation was "Clergyman." Leverett died on 28 January 1883 at the age of 74 in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.^31,50,134 He was buried in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.⁵⁰ in the West Cemetery.

Rev. Dr. Leverett D. D. GRIGGS Sr. (~) (!) and Catherine STEARNS were married on 28 August 1833 in Tolland, Tolland County, CT.^31,53,57,88 Catherine STEARNS, daughter of Elisha STEARNS and Celinda BAKER, was born on 25 November 1809 in Tolland, Tolland County, CT.^31,48,50,135 She appeared in the census in 1840 in North Haven, New Haven County, CT.¹³⁷ She died on 10 March 1848 at the age of 38 in Middlebury, New Haven County, CT.^25,31,50,135 (Her place of death may have been Bristol, Hartford County, CT.) Catherine was buried in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.⁵⁰ in the West Cemetery.

Rev. Dr. Leverett D. D. GRIGGS Sr. (~) (!) and Catherine STEARNS had the following children:

+284	i.	Maria GRIGGS (~).
+285	ii.	Catherine "Kate" GRIGGS (~).
+286	iii.	Reverend Leverett Stearns GRIGGS Jr. (~) (!).
+287	iv.	Elizabeth Celinda GRIGGS (~).
288	v.	John Lawrence GRIGGS (~) was born on 21 April 1843 in North Haven, New Haven County, CT.50,53 He appeared in the census in 1850 in Millbury, Worcester County, MA.138 He appeared in the census in 1860 in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.139 John died in the Civil War on 1 September 1862 at the age of 19.50,135 During the Civil War, he was in 16th Regiment of the Connecticut Volunteers. He contracted typhoid fever and died in the hospital on September 1, 1862. Aside from his two grave markers - the Griggs monument and footstone in the Griggs plot - he is also listed on the Civil War Monument at West Cemetery. He was buried in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.50 in the West Cemetery.
+289	vi.	Joseph Emerson GRIGGS (~).

Rev. Dr. Leverett D. D. GRIGGS Sr. (~) (!) and Charlotte Ann STEARNS were married on 30 November 1848 in Tolland, Tolland County, CT.^{53,88,134,135} Charlotte Ann STEARNS, daughter of Elisha STEARNS and Celinda BAKER, was born on 14 October 1821 in Tolland, Tolland County, CT.¹³⁴ She appeared in the census in 1850 in Millbury, Worcester County, MA.¹³⁸ She appeared in the census in 1860 in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.¹³⁹ Charlotte appeared in the census in 1870 in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.¹⁴⁰ She appeared in the census in 1880 in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.¹⁴¹ She died on 11 January 1894 at the age of 72 in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.¹³⁴ Charlotte appeared in the census in Bristol, Hartford County, CT.¹⁴² in the West Cemetery.

Rev. Dr. Leverett D. D. GRIGGS Sr. (~) (!) and Charlotte Ann STEARNS had the following children: