sentences:  Griswold was born in Cairo, New York on November 18, 1822, the son of Stephen H. and Phoebe (Ashley) Griswold.Griswold attended the common schools, and the academies in Prattsville and Catskill, New York.He taught school and then studied law with his uncle, Addison C. Griswold, and Richard Corning, a brother of Erastus Corning.