Col. Griffith WILLIAMS ^816,3926

  Noted events in his life were:

1. Military: Joined British Army as Private, 1743. ³⁹²⁵

2. Military: Major in British Army Artillery, 1745, Carbonear, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ^1771,3926

3. Occupation: Farmer, Grove Farm, Quidi Vidi, 200 acres, Between 1745 and 1759, Quidi Vidi, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ¹⁷⁷¹

4. Interesting: Author of Pamphlet on Newfoundland Fishery, 1765, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³⁹²⁵

5. Arrival, 1776, Canada. ³⁹²⁶

6. Military: Appointed to de facto rank of General in US War of independence, 1776, United States of America. ¹⁷⁷¹

7. Occupation: Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland, 1782, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. ³⁹²⁴

Griffith married Ann FATHERSALL circa 1771 ³⁹²⁴.^,3925 (Ann FATHERSALL died before 3 Apr 1782 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁹²⁴ and was buried on 3 Apr 1782 in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada ³⁹²⁴.)