Griggs, Leverett, Dd (2)

Griggs, Leverett, D.D.

a Congregational minister, was born at Tolland, Connecticut, November 17, 1808. He graduated from Yale College in 1829, studied at Andover Theological Seminary, and graduated from Yale Divinity School in 1834; became pastor successively at North Haven, in 1833; Chapel Street, New Haven, in 1845; Milbury, Massachusetts, in 1847; Bristol, Conncticut, in 1856; agent of several educational societies from 1870 to 1881, and died at Bristol, January 28, 1883. He published numerous sermons and addresses. See Cong. Year-book, 1884, page 24.