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Bruce Alexander Griggs

Birth	:	30 Mar 1874 Grand Forks, Grand Forks County, North Dakota, USA
Death	:	24 Feb 1961 Los Angeles County, California, USA
Burial	:	Mount Zion Cemetery, Lansdowne, Baltimore County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.2417400, -76.6507300
Plot	:	Griggs Mausoleum
Description	:	Biography from, "History of North Washington, an Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties", 1904: "BRUCE A. GRIGGS, manager of the C. & O. Steamboat Company, Wenatchee, Chelan County, was born at Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 30, 1874. His father, Alexander Griggs, was a native of Wisconsin, of Scotch ancestry. At the age of fifteen years he began a steamboat career on the Mississippi river, and was engaged in this line of business for many years. In 1891 he came to Wenatchee and built the boats, W. H. Pringle, Selkirk, and Gerome, and purchased others. These boats he... Read More	Biography from, "History of North Washington, an Illustrated History of Stevens, Ferry, Okanogan and Chelan Counties", 1904: "BRUCE A. GRIGGS, manager of the C. & O. Steamboat Company, Wenatchee, Chelan County, was born at Grand Forks, North Dakota, March 30, 1874. His father, Alexander Griggs, was a native of Wisconsin, of Scotch ancestry. At the age of fifteen years he began a steamboat career on the Mississippi river, and was engaged in this line of business for many years. In 1891 he came to Wenatchee and built the boats, W. H. Pringle, Selkirk, and Gerome, and purchased others. These boats he ran up to the period of his death, January 25, 1903. The mother Hattie T. (Strong) Griggs, is a native of Connecticut, and now resides at Wenatchee. Alexander Griggs, the father, was for a time in partnership with James J. Hill, in the east, the firm name being Hill & Griggs. Our subject was reared and educated in North Dakota, graduating from the high school and the North Dakota University, at Grand Forks. Since coming to Wenatchee he has been engaged in the steamboat business exclusively, and has held master's and pilot's papers since 1898. He has three brothers, Clifford C., James J. H., and Ansel, and three sisters, Lois A. Pringle, Mary J. and Esther Scaman. At Hinsdale, Illinois, January 16, 1896, our subject was united in marriage to Rose E. Bassett, a native of North Dakota. Her father is a merchant of Brewster, Washington. Her mother, Alice (Goodrich) Bassett, is dead. Mrs. Griggs is a highly accomplished lady, having been educated at the University of North Dakota, and is a cultured performer on a number of musical instruments. Mr. Griggs' political affiliations are confined to neither one of the dominant parties, he being an Independent. He is a member of Valley Lodge No. 116, K.P., and the Commercial Club."

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Where is Bruce Alexander Griggs's memorial?
Bruce Alexander Griggs's memorial is located at: Mount Zion Cemetery, Lansdowne, Baltimore County, USA.
When did Bruce Alexander Griggs death?
Bruce Alexander Griggs death on 24 Feb 1961 in Los Angeles County, California, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Bruce Alexander Griggs's memorial?
Latitude: 39.2417400
Longitude: -76.6507300

Family Members:

Parent

Capt Alexander D. Griggs

(1838 - 1903)

Henrietta Ione “Ettie” Strong Griggs

(1847 - 1925)

Siblings

Ansel Strong Griggs

(1870 - 1937)

Mary Jennie Griggs

(1872 - 1916)

Capt James Jerome Griggs

(1878 - 1946)

Children

Alexander Griggs

(1897 - 1964)

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