Gerard Willis GRIFFITHS^[1]

1889 -

• Name	Gerard Willis GRIFFITHS
  Birth	5 Apr 1889	Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY   [1, 2, 3]
  	The infant was born at his parents' Gates Avenue, Brooklyn, New York home at 9:30pm on 5 April 1889.
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	1917, 1942	New York   [2]
  	April 1942 found him working in Buffalo, New York as an employee of coppersmiths E.B. Badger & Sons of Boston, Massachusetts. In June 1917, Gerard was employed as an industrial efficiency engineer by an engineering company located at 17 Battery Place, Manhattan, New York.
  Person ID	I59255	mason
  Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

  
  

  Father	Butler A. GRIFFITHS,   b. c.1847, New York City, New York Co, NY d. 19 Mar 1933, Franklin Square, Nassau Co, NY
  Mother	Georgianna C. MCNEILL,   b. c. 1855, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY d. 30 Jun 1897, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	31 Dec 1879	Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY   [4]
  	The couple was married in Brooklyn, New York by Rev. Daniel O. Ferris on 31 December 1879. Louise Ferris stood as witness to the ceremony.
  Family ID	F5773	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Gerard Willis Griffiths. WWI Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 Record. Ancestry .com. 131 Fenimore Street, Brooklyn, NY.

  
  

• Notes

  Resided: 6 Jun 1900, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY [S5338] Resided: 16 Apr 1910, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY [S5339] Resided: January 1920, Brooklyn, Kings Co, NY [2709]

  
  

• Sources

  [S1089] Gerard Willis Griffiths, Brooklyn, NY birth certificate no. 3372 (1889). [S1093] Gerard Willis Griffiths. WWI draft registration card. [S4416] Gerard Willis Griffiths, U.S. WWII draft registration card, 1942. [S1076] Butler Griffiths - Georgianna C. McNeill, New York marriage return & certificate no. 3217 for Brooklyn (1880).