1766–1843

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Born: Ap­ril 22, 1766, Sims­bu­ry, Con­nec­ti­cut.

Died: Feb­ru­ary 15, 1843, Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Buried: Old Vil­lage Ce­me­te­ry, Ded­ham, Mas­sa­chu­setts.

Biography

Griswold served as rec­tor of Bris­tol, Rhode Island (1804–29). He be­came bi­shop of the East­ern Dio­cese of the Am­eri­can Ang­li­can Church in 1811, then bi­shop of Mas­sa­chu­setts. Dr. J. S. Stone pub­lished his mem­oirs.

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