Gazlay Family History
Jeanette Groves
Parents
| Father | Thomas Groves (ca. 1823 - 5 December 1899) |
| Mother | Elizabeth McDougal (ca. 1818 - ) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 16 April 2010; Last Edited: 12 June 2020 |
| Person ID | 555 |
| Name | Jeanette Groves |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | August 1857 in Blackstone, Worcester County, Massachusetts1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 |
| Married | 1 November 1887 in Griswold, New London County, Connecticut to John H. Tefft2, 6, 7, 9 |
| Died | 19 April 1924 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut1, 10, 11 |
| Buried | in Maplewood Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut1 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  John H. Tefft (son of Stephen Tefft and Rebecca _____) |
| Born | November 1844 in Jewett City, New London County, Connecticut |
| Married | ca. 1866 to Ellen O. Boyens |
| Married | 1 November 1887 in Griswold, New London County, Connecticut to Jeanette Groves |
| Died | 2 June 1916 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
| Children | of Jeanette Groves and John H. Tefft: |
| 1. | Gertrude Ethel Tefft |
| Born | 24 August 1889 in Griswold, New London County, Connecticut |
| Died | 18 May 1939 in Norwich, New London County, Connecticut |
Sources
- Find a Grave (website). Maplewood Cemetery, Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, Jennette Groves Tifft, born: 1859; died: 1924 [from record, which indicates wife of John H. Tifft, and that the information came from the Hale Collection of Cemetery Inscriptions, recorded 11 December 1934 by H. C. Lester, Maplewood Cemetery, p 1.].
- Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, containing the Register of Marriages in the Town of Griswold, 1887-88, Page 5, 1 November 1887, John H. Teft, 42, born in Jewett City, Ct., peddler, 2nd marriage, divorced; and Jannett Groves, 30, born in Blackstone, Mass., first marriage.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1860, Connecticut, Windham County, Plainfield, Pages 44-45, family of Thomas Groves (37, Scotland, weaver); Elizabeth Groves (42, Scotland); Agnes Groves (16, Jamaica, weaver); David Groves (15, Jamaica, weaver); Mary Groves (12, Massachusetts); Elizabeth Groves (10, Massachusetts); William Groves (8, Massachusetts); John Groves (6, Massachusetts); Jenett Groves (3, Massachusetts).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1870, Connecticut, Windham County, Plainfield, Page No. 91, family of Thomas Grove (47, Scotland, works in cotton mill); Elizabeth Grove (54, Scotland); Agnes Grove (26, Jamaica, works in cotton mill); Mary Quinn (22, Rhode Island, works in cotton mill); John Grove (16, Connecticut, works in cotton mill); Janette Grove (13, Rhode Island); John F. Quinn (1, Connecticut).
- U.S. Federal Census, 1880, Connecticut, Windham County, Plainfield, Enumeration District 130, Page 40, Jeanette Groves.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1900, Connecticut, New London County, Griswold Town, Jewett City Borough, Enumeration District 448, Sheet 6B. John Teft, 55 Connecticut, Nov 1844, confectioner, parents both born in Rhode Island; wife of 13 years Jeanette Teft,42, Massachusetts, August 1857, 1 child, 1 living, parents both born in Scotland; daughter Gertrude E. Teft, 10, Connecticut, August 1889, father born in Connecticut, mother born in Massachusetts.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1910, Connecticut, New London County, Norwich, Enumeration District 526, Sheet 4A. John H. Teft, 65, Connecticut, second marriage, painter, contractor, parents born in Connecticut; wife of 22 years Janet Teft, 52, Massachusetts, first marriage, 1 child, 1 living, parents born in Scotland; daughter Gertrude E. Teft, 20, Connecticut, parents born in Connecticut, berling, woolen mill.
- U.S. Federal Census, 1920, Connecticut, New London County, Norwich, Enumeration District 272, Sheet 3A, Jeanette Tefft (spelled Toft), widow and daughter Gertrude
- Obituary, The Day, New London, Connecticut, John H. Tefft, 5 January 1916.
- Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934, available at FamilySearch.org. Jennette Groves Tifft, died 1924, married to John H. Tifft.
- Connecticut Vital Records - Index of Deaths, 1897-1969; available at https://www.ctatatelibrarydata.org/death-records/. Jeanette Teft, died: 19 April 1924 in Norwich, Connecticut.