Anna Cressy

Anna Cressy

Lifespan: 1742 - 1825

Birth: 7 Oct 1904 in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, USA

Occupation: Homemaker

Marriage: Nathan Griggs

Children: Elizabeth Griggs, Ester Griggs, Anna Griggs

Parents: Daniel Cressy (Lieutenant) & Sarah Ingersoll

Death: 28 Aug 1825 in Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Burial: Pomfret, Windham, Connecticut, USA

Anna Cressy Griggs: An Early American Matriarch (1742–1825)

Chapter 1: Early Family Origins (1742–1762)

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