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Johannes Criqui/Griggy

Johannes CRIQUI was born in 1791 in Strassburg, Alsace, France. He died on 19 APR 1855 in Suffield, Portage, Ohio, USA, and was buried in Randolph, Portage, Ohio, USA.

At some point Johannes changed his surname to GRIGGY--after his immigration to Ohio, according to family lore.

Johannes married Katharyna (maiden name is unknown), also born in Alsace, France, and they had the following children:

  1. Anthony (Criqui) Griggy
    • Birth: 7 Feb 1819 in Strassburg, Alsace, France
    • Marriage: 25 Feb 1851
    • Death: 17 Oct 1898 in Randolph, Portage, Ohio, USA
    • Spouse: Mary Scholastica (Charlotte) Farnbach
  2. George Griggy
    • Birth: 21 Mar 1821 in Strassburg, Alsace, France
    • Marriage: 15 Jun 1848
    • Death: 29 Jun 1906 in , Portage, Ohio, USA
    • Spouse: Mary A. Knapp
  3. Clarissa Griggy
    • Birth: abt 1823 in Strassburg, Alsace, France
    • Marriage: 13 Apr 1846 in , Portage, Ohio, USA
    • Death: 1884
    • Spouse: Peter Bohn
  4. Michael (Creque) Griggy
    • Birth: 28 Jul 1825 in Strassburg, Alsace, France
    • Marriage: 31 Mar 1856
    • Death: 9 Sep 1912 in , Portage, Ohio, USA
    • Spouse: Rosina Buehrle
  5. Catherine Griggy
    • Birth: 30 Sep 1827 in , Alsace, France
    • Marriage: 25 Feb 1851
    • Death: 21 Nov 1884
    • Spouse: Anthony Farnbach
  6. John Griggy
    • Birth: 1828 in , Alsace, France
    • Marriage: 28 Nov 1854
    • Death: 16 Nov 1907 in Rootstown, Portage, Ohio, USA
    • Spouse: Therese (Huth) Hoot
  7. Barbara Griggy
    • Birth: 5 Dec 1831 in , Alsace, France
    • Death: 15 Apr 1876 in , Portage, Ohio, USA
    • Spouse: Anthony Schroeder

There is circumstantial evidence which suggests that Johannes CRIQUI/GRIGGY and his family may be related to Ferdinand CREQUE and his descendants. The similarity of the names and the vicinity in which they lived (Suffield Township) is suggestive of this. I have also found a couple census enumerations of families in Johannes' line which show one child born in Maryland, where all the others were born in Ohio. My thought is that these may have been cousins, but I have found no further evidence connecting Johannes and his line to Maryland.

If you have information about Johannes CRIQUI or his wife, Katharyna, please and tell me about it.
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