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Benjamin Gifford 1685–1754 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1685

Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts

Death Date: 7 May 1754

Death Location: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts

Father: Robert Gifford

Mother: Sarah Wing

Spouse(s): Sarah Tompkins

Children(s): John Gifford, Hannah Gifford, Experience Gifford, Meribah Gifford, Rest Gifford

Benjamin Gifford was born in 1685 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, the child of Robert Gifford And Sarah Wing. Benjamin Gifford married Sarah Tompkins, and had children including Experience Gifford, Hannah Gifford, John Gifford, Meribah Gifford, Rest Gifford. Benjamin Gifford passed away in 1754 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Gifford was born in 1685 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts, the child of Robert Gifford And Sarah Wing.
  • Benjamin Gifford married Sarah Tompkins, and had children including Experience Gifford, Hannah Gifford, John Gifford, Meribah Gifford, Rest Gifford.
  • Benjamin Gifford passed away in 1754 in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Gifford
1656–1730
Birth Location: Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
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Sarah Wing
1659–1720
Birth Location: Sandwich, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
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Spouses(s)

Sarah Tompkins
1689–1786
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
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Children(s)

John Gifford
1718–1763
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
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Hannah Gifford
1710–1754
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
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Experience Gifford
1715–1809
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
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Meribah Gifford
1722–1816
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
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Rest Gifford
1727–1821
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
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Benjamin Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Gifford
1685–1754
Birth Place: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Parents
Robert Gifford
1656–1730
Sandwich, Barnstable Co., Massachusetts
Sarah Wing
1659–1720
Sandwich, Plymouth County, Massachusetts
Grandparents
William (Ambrose) Gifford
1615–1687
Chesham, Buckinghamshire or Devon, England
Elizabeth (Tabitha) Grant
1615–1683
Middlesex, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose Gifford
1578–1621
Maria Reed
1585–1621
Lord Grant
1596–1660
Lady Arnold
1575–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Sir Gifford
1543–1605
Lady Bruges
1547–1620
Johis Reade
1549–1609
Agneta Mussett
1558–1640
John Grant
1555–1601
Mary Colder
1555–1605

Benjamin Gifford's Descendants

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Benjamin Gifford (1685–7 May 1754) m. Sarah Tompkins (1689–1786)
  1. 1. John Gifford 1718–1763 m. Bathsheba Lapham 1720–1763
    1. 1. Lydia Gifford 1743–1760 m. John Little 1740–1825
      1. 1. Anna Little 1760–1796 m. John (Myers) Sr. 1756–1800
        1. 1. Jacob Myers 1795–
        2. 2. Henry Myers 1795–1871
        3. 3. Charlotte Myers 1793–
        4. 4. Elizabeth Myers 1794–1805
        5. 5. John (Myers) Jr. 1792–1854 m. Jane Dunn 1792–1865
    2. 2. Phebe Gifford 1745–1839
    3. 3. Meribah Gifford 1748–1827
    4. 4. Rowland Gifford 1748–1817
    5. 5. Jesse Gifford 1750–1754
    6. 6. Benjamin Gifford 1755–1800
    7. 7. John Gifford 1755–1755
    8. 8. John Gifford 1758–1831
    9. 9. Bathsheba Gifford 1758–1834
  2. 2. Hannah Gifford 1710–1754
  3. 3. Experience Gifford 1715–1809
  4. 4. Meribah Gifford 1722–1816
  5. 5. Rest Gifford 1727–1821

Benjamin Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1685
1685
Birth of Benjamin Gifford in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
1754
7 May 1754
Age 69
Death of Benjamin Gifford in Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1685
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 1754
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
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