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Remina Rachael <I>Griffin</I> Churchill

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Remina Rachael Griffin Churchill

Birth
Nova Scotia, Canada
Death
May 1935 (aged 83)
Vergennes, Addison County, Vermont, USA
Burial
Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA
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Remina "Mina" Griffin(1851-1935) was the fifth child of Thomas Chipman Griffin and Rebecca (Rebekah) R. Griffin. She was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and had five brothers (Harris, Alonzo, Daniel, Wallace, & Noble) and three sisters (Athelia Hill, Florena "Rena" Stewart, & Annie Frye Remick); a descendent of Mayflower Compact Elder William Brewster. After two generations of Griffins living in Canada, the Griffin family returned to Massachusetts in the early 1860s and settled in Wayland, MA, establishing shoe factories in the area. Mina worked in the family business as did George Churchill, a shoe maker and soldier, whom she married in 1869. They were the parents of: Ada Buffum (1870-1952), Ida Durgin (1872-1895), Ezra O. Churchill (1873-1934), Ella (1875-1894), and Grace Wilson (1882-1976. Mina outlived her husband and three of her five children, and lived with her daughter , Ada in later life. The Churchills are buried near the Griffin family plot at Lakeview Cemetery in Wayland.
Remina "Mina" Griffin(1851-1935) was the fifth child of Thomas Chipman Griffin and Rebecca (Rebekah) R. Griffin. She was born in Nova Scotia, Canada and had five brothers (Harris, Alonzo, Daniel, Wallace, & Noble) and three sisters (Athelia Hill, Florena "Rena" Stewart, & Annie Frye Remick); a descendent of Mayflower Compact Elder William Brewster. After two generations of Griffins living in Canada, the Griffin family returned to Massachusetts in the early 1860s and settled in Wayland, MA, establishing shoe factories in the area. Mina worked in the family business as did George Churchill, a shoe maker and soldier, whom she married in 1869. They were the parents of: Ada Buffum (1870-1952), Ida Durgin (1872-1895), Ezra O. Churchill (1873-1934), Ella (1875-1894), and Grace Wilson (1882-1976. Mina outlived her husband and three of her five children, and lived with her daughter , Ada in later life. The Churchills are buried near the Griffin family plot at Lakeview Cemetery in Wayland.

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  • Created by: Pam O Relative Niece/Nephew
  • Added: Jan 14, 2017
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/175328731/remina_rachael-churchill: accessed ), memorial page for Remina Rachael Griffin Churchill (28 Dec 1851–May 1935), Find a Grave Memorial ID 175328731, citing Lakeview Cemetery, Wayland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA; Maintained by Pam O (contributor 48811848).