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- from THOMAS GRIDLEY AND HIS DESCENDENTS, states that he was born 1683, d. 1743., p. 105.
Also The family settled in Kensington where Gridley engaged in farming with large acreage. Gridley's neighbors thought of him as a quiet and unobtrusive man and of him they said, "No one feels well acquainted with Mr. Gridley. He had the reputation of being a diligent reader of only the best literature, which at this time was difficult to obtain. Also said of him "Mr. Gridley appears to be dwelling somewhere, other than in this ordinary world, yet in the affairs of common life he is exceedingly practical and his judgment is sound and reliable."
1790 US Census, Farmington, Hartford Co, CT:
Isaac Gridley, Jonathan Gridley, Daniel Gridley, Avin? Gridley, Noadiah Gridley, David Gridley.
Also found in Farmington: Toudinal???Porter, Josiah Porter, John Porter, Martin Porter, Lemuel Porter,Philemon Porter, Amos Porter, Gils? Porter
Farmington Soldiers in the Colonial War
An Historical Address Delivered at the Annual Meeting of The Village Library Company of Farmington, Connecticut, September 8, 1897, by Julius Gay
For the memorable campaign of 1759 Connecticut raised 3,600 men. The capture of Ticonderoga, Crown Point, Niagara, and finally of Quebec itself followed, with the glorious victory of Wolf over Montcalm on the Plains of Abraham. We know very few of the soldiers who took part in this series of victories. The imperfect muster rolls here fail us altogether. We know that Judah Woodruff was first and Samuel Gridley was second lieutenant during the years 1759 and 1760,
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