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Captain Abner S. Gifford 1780–1862 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Oct 1780

Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: Dec 1862

Death Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Father: Christopher Gifford

Mother: Deborah Howland

Spouse(s): Thankfull Dunham

Children(s): John Gifford

The story of Captain Abner S. Gifford began in 1780 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA. Captain Abner S. Gifford married Thankfull Dunham, and had children including John Allen Gifford. Captain Abner S. Gifford passed away in 1862 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Captain Abner S. Gifford began in 1780 in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.
  • Captain Abner S. Gifford married Thankfull Dunham, and had children including John Allen Gifford.
  • Captain Abner S. Gifford passed away in 1862 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Christopher Gifford
1737–1820
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Deborah Howland
1740–1823
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Thankfull Dunham
1771–1837
Birth Location: Edgartown, Dukes, Massachusetts, USA
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Children(s)

John Gifford
1802–1872
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Captain Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Captain Gifford
1780–1862
Birth Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
Christopher Gifford
1737–1820
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Deborah Howland
1740–1823
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Christopher Gifford
1698–1767
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, USA
Mary Borden
1701–1786
Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Borden
1671–1732
Innocent Cornell
1674–1720
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Borden
1640–1716
Mary Earle
1655–1734

Captain Gifford's Descendants

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Captain (Abner S.) Gifford (18 Oct 1780–Dec 1862) m. Thankfull Dunham (1771–17 February 1837)
  1. 1. John (Allen) Gifford 1802–1872
    1. 1. Charles (Adams) 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 (Monroe) Baker 1902–1984
        2. 2. Ethel (Frances) Reimer 1897–1975

Captain Gifford's Timeline

3 Records

1780
18 Oct 1780
Birth of Captain Abner S. Gifford in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1862
22 Dec 1862
Age 82
Death of Captain Abner S. Gifford in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1862
Dec 1862
Age 82
Burial of Captain Abner S. Gifford in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Oct 1780
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Dec 1862
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: Dec 1862
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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