Elizabeth "Betsy" GRISCOM ROSS
Born: 1 January 1752, Gloucester City, Crown Colony of New Jersey
Died: 30 January 1836, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 30 January 1836, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Rebecca
JAMES
Born
abt. 1725
,
Pembrokeshire, Wales
Died
22 September 1793
,
New Britain, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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Born: abt. 1725 in Pembrokeshire, Wales
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Rebecca married Samuel GRISCOM 6 February 1741 in Monmouth, New Jersey, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Samuel GRISCOM was born abt. 1717 in Newton, Crown Colony of New Jersey. Samuel died 15 September 1793 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Samuel was the child of Tobias Andrew GRISCOM and Deborah GABITAS.
Rebecca JAMES died 22 September 1793 in New Britain, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA.
daughter of George James
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Rebecca JAMES married 
Samuel GRISCOM
Marriage date: 6 February 1741
Marriage place: Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Samuel GRISCOM was the child of Tobias Andrew GRISCOM and Deborah GABITAS
Samuel GRISCOMMarriage date: 6 February 1741
Marriage place: Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Samuel GRISCOM was the child of Tobias Andrew GRISCOM and Deborah GABITAS
Children of Samuel GRISCOM and Rebecca JAMES
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1741 Marriage / PartnerRebecca JAMES and Samuel GRISCOM 6 February 1741, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
1752 Birth of ChildElizabeth "Betsy" GRISCOM ROSS was born 1 January 1752, Gloucester City, New Jersey, USA
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 179322 September 1793
New Britain, Chester, Pennsylvania, USA
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