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Desire Crary Griffin

Birth	:	26 Aug 1729 Groton, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Death	:	unknown
Burial	:	Bowditch Cemetery, Searsport, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.4733009, -68.8861008
Description	:	From the book "The Story of Stockton Springs, Maine" by Alice V. Ellis, page 23-24, "Samuel Griffin was born in New London, Conn. about 1730. He married Desiah Crary, daughter of Peter and Ann (Culver) Crary, in 1754. In 1775 he brought his family to Stockton. He came on a schooner owned by Capt. Benjamin Pendleton. The first winter he lived for awhile with the family of Job Pendleton on Brigadier Island (now known as Sears Island). Mr. Griffin came here from Stonington, Conn. Samuel was a carpenter and mason by trade. He... Read More	From the book "The Story of Stockton Springs, Maine" by Alice V. Ellis, page 23-24, "Samuel Griffin was born in New London, Conn. about 1730. He married Desiah Crary, daughter of Peter and Ann (Culver) Crary, in 1754. In 1775 he brought his family to Stockton. He came on a schooner owned by Capt. Benjamin Pendleton. The first winter he lived for awhile with the family of Job Pendleton on Brigadier Island (now known as Sears Island). Mr. Griffin came here from Stonington, Conn. Samuel was a carpenter and mason by trade. He built a home for his family in the wilderness on the Searsport side of Stockton Harbor, now called the Park District, and settled there April 11, 1775. Samuel and Desiah had the following children: Samuel, Jr., born in New London, Conn. in 1755, married and died in Virginia; Elisha, born in New London, Conn. in 1757, never married, died in 1782; Eben, born in Groton, Conn. in 1761, married Lydia Pendleton, died 1849; William, born in Groton, Conn. in 1761, married Hannah Willis, died in Boon County, Ohio; Nathan, born in Stonington, Conn. March 30, 1763, married Elizabeth Treat, died February 5, 1854; Peleg, born in Stonington, Conn. in 1765, died in boyhood; Desiah, born in Stonington, Conn. March 15, 1767, married Peleg Deckro, died December 3, 1856; Isaac, born in Stonington, Conn. in 1769, married Olive Benson; Jesse, born in Stonington, Conn. in 1772 and died in 1797. Another daughter died young. The Griffins were Quakers so they tried to be friendly with both the Colonial settlers and the British. (author notes Samuel nonetheless was in Capt. Lattimore's Company of Militia in 1757). The British officers who were stationed in Castine were friendly with the Griffins. They often called on them and helped them when they were in need. Samuel Griffin built a store near his home but had the misfortune to have it robbed three times by the Tories -info provided by Charlie at Smiths Memorials

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Samuel Griffin

(1727 - 1800)

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Eben Griffin

(1758 - 1849)

Capt Peleg G Griffin

(1792 - 1827)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Bowditch Cemetery
Searsport, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4733009, -68.8861008

2. Elmwood Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4636002, -68.9105988

3. Mount Prospect Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4972000, -68.8610992

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6. Mount Recluse Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4703290, -68.8332060

7. Breeze Hill Family Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4959220, -68.8415680

8. Dickey Roberts Cemetery
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9. Mount Hope Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4655991, -68.9516983

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Coordinate: 44.5161220, -68.9149970

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Coordinate: 44.4417000, -68.9417038

12. Larrabee Burial Ground
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Coordinate: 44.5242930, -68.9172070

13. Mount Ephraim Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.5089912, -68.9574890

14. Harriman Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.5319030, -68.8509820

15. Sandy Point Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.5119000, -68.8137700

16. Bowden-Heath Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4734690, -68.7794490

17. Bowden-Devereaux Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4446500, -68.7871800

18. Smart Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4854500, -68.9948400

19. Tripp
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Coordinate: 44.5229546, -68.9723535

20. Whitmore Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.5114000, -68.7806000

21. Maple Grove Cemetery
Prospect, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.5565140, -68.8646770

22. East Belfast Cemetery
Belfast, Waldo County, USA
Coordinate: 44.4277333, -68.9864944

23. Abbot Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.5252460, -68.7906310

24. Clark Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.5567520, -68.9144660