Theophenia Griffin

Theophenia Griffin[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]

Female 1841 - 1891  (50 years)


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  • Name Theophenia Griffin  [1, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33
    Birth 07 Jan 1841  Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 16, 17, 18, 20, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33
    Christening 10 Jan 1841  Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [26
    Gender Female 
    Death 09 Nov 1891  Clarkston, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 18, 20, 29
    Burial 11 Nov 1891  Clarkston, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [18, 20
    Person ID I312684221799  Oswald Genealogy
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Father 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) 
    Mother Mary Pitts,   b. 04 Aug 1810, Inkberrow, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Feb 1891, Clarkston, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Marriage 19 Aug 1839  Worcester, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2655  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John Bishop Griffiths,   b. 21 Jan 1838, Mordiford, Herefordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 1869, Clarkston, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 31 years) 
    Marriage 21 Nov 1863  Payson, Utah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F2641  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

    Family 2 Joseph Lewis Thompson,   b. 08 Feb 1815, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Feb 1875, Clarkston, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 17 May 1873  Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. Sylvia Lois Thompson,   b. 30 Apr 1874, Clarkston, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 03 Nov 1894, Clarkston, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 20 years)
    Family ID F2612  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 Jun 2025 

  • Notes 
    • There is a history of her, "Theophenia G
      There is a history of her, "Theophenia Griffin" By Josephine Heinrich,from "Joseph Lewis Thompson Family" by Howard Thompson (William HowardThompson) 929.2 T 371 twh. Page 13. Also "Lives of Theophenia GriffinGriffiths and Caroline Griffin Thompson (As written by a granddaughterof Theophenia). Her headstone is located in the Clarkston Cemetery, August 2002, DLG. There is history of her in the book "The William H Griffin family" (about1997) 929.273 G875 t, pg 36. Life Story of Mary Pitts Griffin by Mary P, Thompson and other historiesin the file of D. L. Griffin. Rebaptized August 1, 1875. Came to Utah in 1862.

      !BIRTH: Certified Copy of Birth Certifi
      !BIRTH: Certified Copy of Birth Certificate GS #465256 Naunton Beauchamp Parish Reg., Worcs., Engl. p.19, year 1841 (even though Theophenia's life story said her birthday was 6 January 1841. !MARRIAGE #1: Interview with Josephine Heinrich 79 East 5 North, Logan, Utah !MARRIAGE #2: Endowment House Sealings GS#183398 p.433 !DEATH: Clarkston Cemetery Records !BAPTISM: Clarkston, Utah, Ward Records, GS #25607 p.33 !ENDOWMENT: Endowments for the Living, Endowment House, GS #183405 p.331 !ENDOWMENT (husb #2): Endowments for the Living, Endowment House, GS #183405 !SEALING (wife-husb.) #1: IGI; Endowment House Sealings GS#183397 !SEALING (wife-husb.) #2: Endowment House Sealings GS#183398 p.433 !SEALING (child-parent): Logan, Utah, Temple Sealings to Parents, GS#178087 p. 528 NAME: Theophinia also spelled Theophenia by some lines of her descendants. Which is correct? BAPTISM: Theophinia was re-baptized 11 Oct 1967. BIRTH: Could this date possibly have been 7 Jan 1840? (that was the date found on 12-generation pedigree chart my grandmother had) !ANC_FILE: Individual merged with Theophania GRIFFIN ID#2F5D-D6 on 20 May 1997 with the following discrepancy. All other information was combined. !BIRTH: 7 Jan 1841 !ANC_FILE: Individual merged with Theophina GRIFFIN ID#B7TH-ZG on 15 May 1997 with the following discrepancy: !BIRTH: Abt 1815 Theophenia and John came to America in about 1861. William Jr. came two years later and the rest of the family came about 1865.

      Joseph Lewis Thompson Family (correction
      Joseph Lewis Thompson Family (corrections) 20 Apr 1982 Born & Christened at Naunton Beauchamp, Worcestershire, England Bap 1 Aug 1875 Also shows birth as 6 Jan 1841 AFN: B7TH-ZG Theophina Griffin

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      Theophania Griffin
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