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Personal data Richard Sylvester Griffith 

Sources 1, 2

Household of Richard Sylvester Griffith

He is married to Rachel Corle.

They got married on April 13, 1876 at Bedford County, Pennsylvania, he was 22 years old.Source 2


Child(ren):

  1. Emma S. Griffith  1876-1926 
  2. Savannah Griffith  1878-1941 
  4. Nettie P. Griffith  1883-1971 
  6. Jesse R. Griffith  1887-1888
  7. Austie M. Griffith  1890-1973 

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Ancestors (and descendant) of Richard Sylvester Griffith

Joseph Blackburn
± 1787-1845
Margaret Winegardner
1793-1848

Richard Sylvester Griffith
1854-1917

1876

Rachel Corle
1857-1934

Emma S. Griffith
1876-1926
Savannah Griffith
1878-1941
Carrie Georgianne Griffith
1881-1972
Nettie P. Griffith
1883-1971
Sewell Lincoln Griffith
1886-1970
Jesse R. Griffith
1887-1888
Austie M. Griffith
1890-1973

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Sources

  1. "Thomas A. Stobie, rootsweb, 2009.," supplied by Stobie, july 2014., Thomas A. Stobie, compiled by Thomas A. Stobie SFO [(E-ADDRESS) FOR PRIVATE USE\,]
  2. Howley, Kevin. Blackburn BFA Database. url: http://www.blackburn-tree.org/database.htm, Blackburn BFA Database

Historical events

Birthday January 28, 1854

  • The temperature on January 28, 1854 was about 3.4 °C. There was 6 mm of rain. The atmospheric humidity was 97%. Source: KNMI
  •  This page is only available in Dutch.
    De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
  • From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
  • In the year 1854: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
    • March 28 » Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
    • April 1 » Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times begins serialisation in his magazine Household Words.
    • August 19 » The First Sioux War begins when United States Army soldiers kill Lakota chief Conquering Bear and in return are massacred.
    • October 6 » In England the Great fire of Newcastle and Gateshead leads to 53 deaths and hundreds injured.
    • October 25 » The Battle of Balaclava takes place during the Crimean War. It is soon memorialized in verse as The Charge of the Light Brigade.
    • December 18 » The Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada abolishes the seigneurial system.

Day of marriage April 13, 1876

  • The temperature on April 13, 1876 was about 4.5 °C. There was 0.1 mm of rain. The air pressure was 13 kgf/m2 and came mainly from the south-southeast. The airpressure was 76 cm mercury. The atmospheric humidity was 80%. Source: KNMI
  • Koning Willem III (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1849 till 1890 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • From August 27, 1874 till November 3, 1877 the Netherlands had a cabinet Heemskerk - Van Lijnden van Sandenburg with the prime ministers Mr. J. Heemskerk Azn. (conservatief) and Mr. C.Th. baron Van Lijnden van Sandenburg (AR).
  • In the year 1876: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 4.0 million citizens.
    • January 15 » The first newspaper in Afrikaans, Die Afrikaanse Patriot, is published in Paarl.
    • April 22 » The first game in the history of the National League was played at the Jefferson Street Grounds in Philadelphia. This game is often pointed to as the beginning of Major League Baseball.
    • May 2 » The April Uprising breaks out in Ottoman Bulgaria.
    • June 4 » An express train called the Transcontinental Express arrives in San Francisco, via the First Transcontinental Railroad only 83 hours and 39 minutes after leaving New York City.
    • June 25 » Battle of the Little Bighorn and the death of Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer.
    • November 23 » Corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (better known as Boss Tweed) is delivered to authorities in New York City after being captured in Spain.

Day of death November 13, 1917

  • The temperature on November 13, 1917 was between 3.2 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 5.0 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest. Source: KNMI
  • Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
  • In The Netherlands , there was from August 29, 1913 to September 9, 1918 the cabinet Cort van der Linden, with Mr. P.W.A. Cort van der Linden (liberaal) as prime minister.
  • In the year 1917: Source: Wikipedia
    • The Netherlands had about 6.5 million citizens.
    • March 26 » World War I: First Battle of Gaza: British troops are halted after 17,000 Turks block their advance.
    • April 2 » World War I: United States President Woodrow Wilson asks the U.S. Congress for a declaration of war on Germany.
    • June 23 » In a game against the Washington Senators, Boston Red Sox pitcher Ernie Shore retires 26 batters in a row after replacing Babe Ruth, who had been ejected for punching the umpire.
    • September 26 » World War I: The Battle of Polygon Wood begins.
    • October 12 » World War I: The First Battle of Passchendaele takes place resulting in the largest single-day loss of life in New Zealand history.
    • November 5 » Tikhon is elected the Patriarch of Moscow and of the Russian Orthodox Church.


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