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(IV) Daniel (2) Griswold, son of Dan-
iel (1) and Mindwell (Bissell) Griswold,
was born February 14, 1684. He married
September 6, 1716, Sarah White, and
removed to Bolton, Connecticut, where
his wife died February 1, 1738.
(V) Seth Griswold, ninth child of Daniel
(2) and Sarah (White) Griswold, was
born in Bolton, Connecticut, April 27,
1732, and died in Colebrook, Connecticut,
about 1810. He married (first) Susannah
Shurtleff, in 1751. He married (second)
in New Hartford, Connecticut, December
31, 1778, Mrs. Huldah (Priest) Loomis,
widow of Simeon Loomis. They settled
on the Loomis estate, remaining until
1801, and in the latter year removed to
Colebrook.
(VI) Roswell Griswold, son of Seth
and Huldah (Priest-Loomis) Griswold,
was born in Winchester, Connecticut,
February 8, 1780, and died in Colebrook,
Connecticut, December 10, 1833. He
married (first) November 3, 1802, Lucretia
Wheadon, daughter of Solomon
Wheadon. He married (second) in November,
1808, Jerusha Grant, daughter of
Joel and Zilpa (Cowles) Grant. Joel
Grant was born in Litchfield, Connecti-
cut, February 21, 1756, died in Norfolk,
March 16, 1796. He was a direct descendant
of Matthew Grant, the immigrant, and
his daughter, Jerusha, born April 3, 1785,
in Norfolk, died March 3, 1828, in Cole-
brook, became the wife of Roswell Gris-
wold.
(VII) Lucius Griswold, son of Roswell
and Jerusha (Grant) Griswold, was
born in Colebrook, Connecticut, July 12,
1810. He was a school teacher and
farmer for many years. Later in life he
became a traveling representative for
the Winsted Manufacturing Company,
whose products were scythes and cutlery.
He married, in Colebrook, March 27, 1834,
Julia Elizabeth Barnard, born there, No-
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vember 22, 181 1, died July 12, 1884,
daughter of Asa and Elizabeth (Hart)
Barnard.
(VIII) Dr. Ralph Barnard Griswold,
son of Lucius and Julia Elizabeth (Bar-
nard) Griswold, was born in Colebrook,
Connecticut, January 18, 1835. When he
was a boy his parents removed to Win-
sted, Connecticut, and he attended the
High School there. He studied medicine
under the preceptorship of Dr. H. B.
Steele, of Winsted, and then attended the
College of Physicians and Surgeons of
New York City. From there he went to
Cincinnati, Ohio, where he completed his
medical studies in the Eclectic Medical
College, which was then at the height of
its success, under direction of its famous
founder. Subsequent to his graduation,
Dr. Griswold practiced a year in Strong's
Sanitarium in Saratoga, New York.
Then he settled in Banksville, New York,
and engaged in the practice of medicine
from April 1, 1857, until within a year or
so of his death, which occurred August
18, 1917. Dr. Griswold took an interest
in many public matters, and was among
the upright, useful citizens of Banksville.
He served as road commissioner for several
years ; he was a member of the Greenwich
Medical Society ; member of Acacia
Lodge, No. 85, Ancient Free and Accepted
Masons, of Greenwich, and a member
of the Junior Order of United American
Mechanics.
Dr. Griswold married, May 1, 1858,
Mary Jane Derby, born in Magherafelt,
County Londonderry, Ireland, July 1,
1835, daughter of Andrew Derby. Mrs.
Griswold was adopted when a child by
Oliver Loomis, of Winsted. Dr. and Mrs.
Griswold were the parents of four chil-
dren, two of whom grew to maturity,
namely, Julia Alice, married Wilbur W.
Cooper, of Colebrook, Connecticut ; William
Loomis, of further mention. The