Mary Pitts

Mary Pitts[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40]

Female 1810 - 1891  (80 years)


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  • Name Mary Pitts  [1, 2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40
    Birth 04 Aug 1810  Inkberrow, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 14, 15, 16, 31, 34, 37, 38, 39, 40
    Christening 19 Aug 1810  Inkberrow, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location  [28, 29, 30
    Gender Female 
    Death 23 Feb 1891  Clarkston, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 14, 15, 16, 34
    Burial 27 Feb 1891  Clarkston City Cemetery, Clarkston, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 14, 15, 16
    Person ID I312684221809  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family William Griffin,   b. 29 Sep 1814, Flyford Flavell, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 02 Feb 1880, Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Marriage 19 Aug 1839  Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Theophenia Griffin,   b. 07 Jan 1841, Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 09 Nov 1891, Clarkston, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
     2. John Griffin,   b. 01 Nov 1842, Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 07 Mar 1927, Newton, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years)
     3. Caroline Griffin,   b. 25 Dec 1844, Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Feb 1916, Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 71 years)
     4. William Hyrum Griffin,   b. 08 Nov 1847, Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1936, Newton, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 88 years)
     5. Walter Griffin,   b. 04 Aug 1849, Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Oct 1870, Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     6. Sarah Elizabeth Griffin,   b. 21 Feb 1852, Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 01 Jun 1852, Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     7. Thomas Griffin,   b. 01 Mar 1856, Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 04 Dec 1939, Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Family ID F2655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • !BIRTH: GS # 57067 pt. 1 Inkberrow Par.
      !BIRTH: GS # 57067 pt. 1 Inkberrow Par. Worcs., Engl. Clarkston, Utah, Ward Records, GS #25607 !MARRIAGE: Certified copy of a marriage 1880 Census, Clarkston, Cache, Utah GS#38083 pt 1 p.5-6 !DEATH: Clarkston, Utah Cem. Rec. !BAPTISM: Mary Pitts was converted to the LDS Church in 1841, and was probably baptized at that time. The date given here is probably a re-baptism. GS #25607 Clarkston, Utah Ward Rec. p.17 !ENDOWMENT: Archive Sheet Temple Index Bureau !SEALING (wife-husb.): IGI Endowment House Slgs GS #183396 !SEALING (child-parent): Archive Sheet GS #178117 Logan Temple Slg. child to par.

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      Birth: Aug. 1, 1810
      Inkberrow
      Worcestershire, England
      Death: Feb. 23, 1891
      Clarkston
      Cache County
      Utah, USA

      Daughter of William Pitts and Elisabeth Hiron

      Married William Griffin, 19 Aug 1839, St. Swithen Parrish, Worcester, Worchestershire, England

      Children - Theophenia Griffin, John Griffin, Caroline Griffin, Walter Griffin, William Hyrum Griffin, Sarah Elizabeth Griffin, Thomas Griffin

      Family links:
      Spouse:
      William Griffin (1816 - 1880)

      Children:
      John Griffin (1842 - 1927)*
      Caroline Griffin Thompson (1845 - 1916)*
      William Hyrum Griffin (1847 - 1936)*
      Walter Griffin (1849 - 1870)*
      Thomas Griffin (1856 - 1939)*

      *Calculated relationship

      Burial:
      Clarkston City Cemetery
      Clarkston
      Cache County
      Utah, USA
      Plot: 6_27_1

      Maintained by: SMSmith
      Originally Created by: Burnt Almond Fudge
      Record added: Jul 12, 2009
      Find A Grave Memorial# 39379957

      Came to Utah 1866, Life Story of Mary Pi
      Came to Utah 1866, Life Story of Mary Pitts Griffin by Mary P, Thompson. There is a family group sheet in the file of GJG on these parents and 7children. Source information is "1 -- Records of Mrs. Carmen BallardSmith, 269 East 2nd South, Logan, Utah 84321. 2 -- Records of JohnGriffin family, in possession of Mrs. Lillian Griffin Jacoby, 368 North1st West, Logan, Utah 84321. 3 -- Research of Brian Leese, in Wrchst,England, 1960. 4 -- Records of the LoganTemple, Logan, Utah 84321. 5 --Clarkston Ward records, film 1671 pt 2." There is history of her in the book "The William H Griffin family" (about1997) 929.273 G875 t, pg 5. Childrens names and birthdates from thatsource.

      !ERROR: AF entry lists birth as 29 Aug18
      !ERROR: AF entry lists birth as 29 Aug1814

      !COMMENT: TIB Special Collections Film #1267787 Baptism 19 Feb 1949 LG
      Proxy La Reen Buttars; Endowment: 16 Mar 1950 LG Proxy Annie G.
      Sparks. Christening listed as 19 AUG 1810 Inkberrow, Worchester, Eng.

      Batch C-3529-2 Ser #03049-8.
      Re-baptized 5 Aug 1875
      Proxy baptism 19 Feb 1949, LG
      Proxy endowment 16 Mar 1950, LG

      Mary Pitts Griffin sailed for Ameica from Liverpool, England on Monday, April 30, 1866 on the ship John Bright. She was 56 years old. Her husband, William, listed as 52 years old sailed with her along with Caroline, age 21, Walter, age 17, and Thomas just 7 years old. There were 747 passengers on the ship - all LDS immigrants. They landed in New York on June 6th 1866.
      Evidentallythe company stayed together as they traveled to Wyoming (Nebraska) arriving in this place on June 19th. (Mormon Immigration Index) MS, 31:19 (may 12, 1866) p. 296; MS 28:12, p.297.

      Prior baptism 19 Feb 1840/5 Aug
      Prior baptism 19 Feb 1840/5 Aug

      Came to Utah 1866, Life Story of Mary Pi
      Came to Utah 1866, Life Story of Mary Pitts Griffin by Mary P, Thompson. There is a family group sheet in the file of GJG on these parents and 7children. Source information is "1 -- Records of Mrs. Carmen BallardSmith, 269 East 2nd South, Logan, Utah 84321. 2 -- Records of JohnGriffin family, in possession of Mrs. Lillian Griffin Jacoby, 368 North1st West, Logan, Utah 84321. 3 -- Research of Brian Leese, in Wrchst,England, 1960. 4 -- Records of the LoganTemple, Logan, Utah 84321. 5 --Clarkston Ward records, film 1671 pt 2."

      IGI Anc File
      IGI Anc File

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