Person:Cyrus Griffin (2)

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Judge Cyrus Griffin
b.16 Jul 1748 Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, United States
d.14 Dec 1810 Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
Parents and Siblings
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m. 5 Oct 1734
  1. Thomas Bertrand Griffin1735 - 1778
  2. Elizabeth Griffin1736 - 1800
  3. Leroy Griffin1738 - Bef 1775
  4. Corbin Griffin, M.D.1741 -
  5. Col. William Griffin1742 -
  6. Col. Samuel Griffin1746 -
  7. Judge Cyrus Griffin1748 - 1810
  8. John Tayloe Griffin1750 -
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Facts and Events
Name Judge Cyrus Griffin
Gender Male
Birth[3][4] 16 Jul 1748 Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, United States
Marriage Scotlandto Christina Stewart
Other[3] From 22 Jan 1788 to 2 Nov 1788 President of the Continental Congress
Death[3] 14 Dec 1810 Yorktown, York, Virginia, United States
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Cyrus Griifin in his youth, miniature
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Cyrus Griifin in his youth, miniature
References
  1.   The Family of Ebenezer Adams, in The McNairy County Independent
    11 Apr 1924.

    Judge Cyrus Griffin was President of the old Virginia Assembly of 1778, prior to that time having been a member of the House of Burgesses, and of the convention of 1775, and frequently thereafter of the Virginia Assembly.
    [Source: The McNairy County Independent, April 11, 1924, account of "The Family of Ebenezer Adams"]

  2.   Browning, Charles H. (ed.). The American Historical Register and Monthly Gazette of the Patriotic-Hereditary Societies of the United States of America. (Philadelphia: The Historical Register Publishing Company)
    1234.

    ... Cyrus Griffin, born in 1749 [sic], was the fourth and youngest son. (see Virginia Historical Magazine 1:254) ...

    Judge Cyrus Griffin
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Cyrus Griffin, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia
    last accessed May 2024.

    Cyrus Griffin (July 16, 1748 – December 14, 1810), a Virginia lawyer and politician, was the final President of the Congress of the Confederation and first United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Virginia.

  4. ↑ Extracts from the Register of Farnham Parish, Richmond County, Virginia, in Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia Historical Society)
    7:1 (Jul 1899):52-64 - BIRTHS.

    Cyrus, son LeRoy and Maryan Griffin, July 16, 1748.

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