Simeon Griswold

Simeon Griswold
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1805–1807, 1809, 1814
Preceded by	Caleb Wadhams
Succeeded by	John Dickinson
Preceded by	Timothy Childs
Succeeded by	Joshua Danforth
Personal details
Born	(1752-05-16)May 16, 1752 Bolton, Connecticut
Died	(1843-12-07)December 7, 1843 Nassau, New York
Nationality	American
Spouse	Ann Hutchinson ​ (after 1778)​
Relations	John Augustus Griswold (grandson)
Parent(s)	Seth Griswold Susanna Shurtleff
Occupation	Politician, Merchant

Simeon Griswold (May 16, 1752 – December 7, 1843) was a Massachusetts Representative from Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and a member of the political Griswold Family.

Early life

Griswold was born in Bolton, Connecticut, on May 16, 1752. He was one of three children born to Seth Griswold (1723–1810) and Susanna (née Shurtleff) Griswold (1732–1757),[1] who married in 1751 in Bolton.[2]

His paternal grandparents were Daniel Griswold and Sarah (née White) Griswold.[3] His maternal grandparents were John Shurtleff and Sarah Carver Lucas (herself the daughter of Benoni Lucas and Repentance Harlow).[4]

Career

At the age of 22,[5] he volunteered to serve in the Connecticut Line during the American Revolution,[6] after which he moved to Pittsfield and opened the Pittsfield Hotel as a meeting a lodging place for members of opposing political parties.[7]

Public office

Griswold was elected to the Massachusetts State Legislature from the town of Pittsfield five times, serving from 1805 to 1807, 1809, 1814.[8] Griswold died in Nassau, New York.[9][10]

Personal life

On May 7, 1778,[5] Griswold was married to Ann Hutchinson (1755–1836).[11] Together, they were the parents of:

• Justin Griswold (1779–1841)
• Chester Griswold (1781–1860), a New York representative who married Abby Moulton, daughter of Howard and Mary (née White) Moulton of Troy, on June 23, 1813.[5]

He died on December 7, 1843, in Nassau, New York.

Descendants

Through his son Chester, he was the grandfather of U.S. Congressman John Augustus Griswold (1818–1872).[12]

References

1. Shurtleff, Nathaniel Bradstreet (1912). Descendants of William Shurtleff of Plymouth and Marshfield, Massachusetts. p. 38. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
2. Rosenberg, Chaim M. (2015). Yankee Colonies across America: Cities upon the Hills. Lexington Books. p. 20. ISBN 9781498519847. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
3. Townsend, Edna Waugh; Townsend, Charles Delmar (1935). The Griswold Family, England-America: Edward of Windsor, Connecticut, Matthew of Lyme, Connecticut, Michael of Wethersfield, Connecticut. Griswold Family Association of America. p. 116. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
4. Shurtleff, William (2005). The Shurtleff and Lawton Families: Genealogy and History. Pine Hill Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780942515107. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
5. Hughes, Thomas Patrick; Munsell, Frank (1889). American Ancestry: Giving Name and Descent, in the Male Line, of Americans Whose Ancestors Settled in the United States Previous to the Declaration of Independence, A. Munsell. p. 213. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
6. Allen, William. An American Biographical and Historical Dictionary. Boston: John Jewett and Company.
7. Smith, Joseph (1876). History of Pittsfield, Volume II. Springfield: CW Bryan and Co.
8. Field, David Dudley (1844). A History of Pittsfield, in Berkshire County, Massachusetts. Hartford: Case, Tiffany, and Burnham. p. 77. Retrieved June 13, 2018.
9. Allen, William (1844). An American Biographical and Historical Dictionary. Boston: John Jewett and Company.
10. The History of Pittsfield (Berkshire County), Massachusetts: From the year 1800 to the year 1876. Lee and Shepard. 1876. p. 184. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
11. Sergeant William Harlow Family Association (1997). Harlow family: descendants of Sgt. William Harlow (1624/5-1691) of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Gateway Press. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
12. Hough, Frank (1875). American Biographical Notes. Boston.