. History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut . uary 10, 1714. Ichabod Griggs, his gi-andson, established the Tollandbranch of the family in 1744 and became a prominent factor in public interests of thatplace. He served as a deacon in the church, represented the town in the general assemblyfrom 1773 until 1788 and was chosen moderator of the first town meeting touching thedifficulties between the colonies and England, held on the 5th of September, 1774. Hehad two sons who aided in winning liberty for America in the Revolutionary war. In thematernal line Henry C. Griggs traced hi
. History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut . uary 10, 1714. Ichabod Griggs, his gi-andson, established the Tollandbranch of the family in 1744 and became a prominent factor in public interests of thatplace. He served as a deacon in the church, represented the town in the general assemblyfrom 1773 until 1788 and was chosen moderator of the first town meeting touching thedifficulties between the colonies and England, held on the 5th of September, 1774. Hehad two sons who aided in winning liberty for America in the Revolutionary war. In thematernal line Henry C. Griggs traced his ancestry back to Henry Wolcott, who in 1630removed from Tolland, England, to Dorchester, Massachusetts, and in 1636 became a resi-dent of Windsor, where he was chosen magistrate in 1643, filling the office until hisdeath in 1655. Another ancestor was Governor Roger Wolcott, who participated in thecapture of Louisburg in 1745, at which time he commanded forces with the rank of majorgeneral. He served as colonial governor of Connecticut from 1750 until JOHN J. SHEEHAN WATERBURY AND THE NAUGATUCK VALLEY 557 Henry C. Griggs was a youth of eleven years when his parents came from SouthWindsor to Waterbury. He supplemented liis public school training by study in theWaterbury Academy and entered upon liis business career as a clerk in the store ofElisha Turner. He afterward became connected with the Waterbury Hook & Eye Com-pany and from 1861 until 186-1 liad the management of the Waterbury Button Company,after which he became one of tlie founders of the Smith & Griggs Manufacturing Companyat Hopeville. He afterward established a button manufactory on Division street. Suc-cess attended him and from time to time lie acquired important realty holdings. He wasalso president of the Dime Savings Bank, a director of the Waterbury National Bank, atrustee of the Eiverside Cemetery Association and one of the incorporators of the Water-bury Hospital. He was also prominent in Masonic cir
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