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Abner Gifford 1780–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 October 1780

Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Death Date: 22 December 1862

Death Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Father: Christopher III

Mother: Deborah Howland

Spouse(s): Thankful Dunham

Children(s): John Gifford

The story of Abner Gifford began in 1780 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Abner Gifford married Thankful Dunham, and had children including John Allen Gifford. Abner Gifford passed away in 1862 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Abner Gifford began in 1780 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Abner Gifford married Thankful Dunham, and had children including John Allen Gifford.
  • Abner Gifford passed away in 1862 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher III
1737–1821
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
CI
Deborah Howland
1740–1823
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
DH

Spouses(s)

Thankful Dunham
1770–1837
Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
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Children(s)

John Gifford
1802–1872
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
JG

Abner Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Abner Gifford
1780–1862
Birth Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Parents
Christopher Gifford III
1737–1821
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Deborah Howland
1740–1823
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Grandparents
Thomas (Howland) Sr.
1718–1798
Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Ruth Wing
1718–1766
Massachusetts Bay, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Wing
1697–1778
Catherine Cornell
1693–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Matthew Wing
1674–1723
Elizabeth Mott
1659–1723

Abner Gifford's Descendants

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Abner Gifford (16 October 1780–22 December 1862) m. Thankful Dunham (Abt 1770–17 February 1837)
  1. 1. John (Allen) Gifford 1802–1872 m. Lydia Tompkins 1799–1872
    1. 1. Charles (Adam) Gifford 1839–1874 m. Susan (Bateman) Almy 1841–1908
      1. 1. Frederick (Almy) Gifford 1867–1957 m. Elizabeth (Easton) Tennant 1866–1904
        1. 1. Charles (Stanley) Gifford 1898–1965 m. Gladys (Pearl) Monroe 1902–1984

Abner Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1780
16 October 1780
Birth of Abner Gifford in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1862
22 December 1862
Age 82
Death of Abner Gifford in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 October 1780
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 December 1862
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
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