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Eleanor Gifford 1640–1696 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1640

Birth Location: Bristol, Somerset, England

Death Date: 14 Mar 1696

Death Location: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

Father: Hugh Gifford

Mother: ANN None

Spouse(s): Nathaniel Allen

Children(s): Nehemiah Allen, Lydia Allen, Joyce Allen, Eleanor Allen, Mary Allen, Abigail Allen, Richard Allen, Priscella Allen, Nathaniel Allen, Eleanor Allen, Nathaniel Allen, John Allen, Joseph Allen

The story of Eleanor Gifford began in 1640 in Bristol, Somerset, England. Eleanor Gifford married Nathaniel Allen, and had children including Abigail Allen, Eleanor Allen, John Allen, Joseph Webb Allen, Joyce Allen, Lydia Allen, Mary Allen, Nathaniel Allen, Nehemiah Allen, Priscella Allen, Richard Allen. Eleanor Gifford passed away in 1696 in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Eleanor Gifford began in 1640 in Bristol, Somerset, England.
  • Eleanor Gifford married Nathaniel Allen, and had children including Abigail Allen, Eleanor Allen, John Allen, Joseph Webb Allen, Joyce Allen, Lydia Allen, Mary Allen, Nathaniel Allen, Nehemiah Allen, Priscella Allen, Richard Allen.
  • Eleanor Gifford passed away in 1696 in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Hugh Gifford
1615–1687
Birth Location: Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
HG
ANN None
–1688
Birth Location: Massachusetts, USA
A

Spouses(s)

Nathaniel Allen
1633–1692
Birth Location: Keynsham, Somerset, England
NA

Children(s)

Nehemiah Allen
1658–1736
Birth Location: Redcliffe Parish, Bristol, England
NA
Lydia Allen
1672–1754
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
LA
Joyce Allen
1664–1742
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
JA
Eleanor Allen
1660–1690
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
EA
Mary Allen
1666–1668
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
MA
Abigail Allen
1670–1673
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
AA
Richard Allen
1675–1679
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
RA
Priscella Allen
1668–1672
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
PA
Nathaniel Allen
1662–1668
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
NA
Eleanor Allen
1681–1690
Birth Location: England, United Kingdom
EA
Nathaniel Allen
1678–1679
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
NA
John Allen
1679–1679
Birth Location: Bristol, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom
JA
Joseph Allen
–1776
Birth Location: Bristol City
JA

Eleanor Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Eleanor Gifford
1640–1696
Birth Place: Bristol, Somerset, England
Parents
Hugh Gifford
1615–1687
Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA
ANN
–1688
Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Eleanor Gifford's Descendants

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Eleanor Gifford (1640–14 Mar 1696) m. Nathaniel Allen (28 Apr 1633–23 Aug 1692)
  1. 1. Nehemiah Allen 1658–1736 m. Mary Earlishman 1665–1699 m. Esther Tyson –1717
    1. 1. John Allen 1695–1720 m. Alice Smedley 1695–1743
      1. 1. Eleanor Allen 1718–1751 m. John (Clark Dowdle) (Cpt) 1714–1775
        1. 1. Robert (Dowdle) Sr. 1742–1820 m. Mary (Jane) Givens 1744–1823
        2. 2. Allen Dowdle 1746–1815
        3. 3. James Dowdle 1746–1796
    2. 2. Mary Allen 1697–
    3. 3. Nathaniel Allen 1686–1757 m. Hannah WEBB 1687–1758
      1. 1. Joseph (Webb) Allen 1728–1804
    4. 4. Hannah Allen 1684–
    5. 5. Elizabeth Allen 1688–1690
    6. 6. Richard Allen 1693–1739 m. Mary Gofarth 1700–1739
      1. 1. Richard Allen 1720–1750
    7. 7. Joseph Allen 1695–1720
  2. 2. Lydia Allen 1672–1754
  3. 3. Joyce Allen 1664–1742
  4. 4. Eleanor Allen 1660–1690
  5. 5. Mary Allen 1666–1668
  6. 6. Abigail Allen 1670–1673
  7. 7. Richard Allen 1675–1679
  8. 8. Priscella Allen 1668–1672
  9. 9. Nathaniel Allen 1662–1668
  10. 10. Eleanor Allen 1681–1690
  11. 11. Nathaniel Allen 1678–1679
  12. 12. John Allen 1679–1679
  13. 13. Joseph (Webb) Allen –1776

Eleanor Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1640
1640
Birth of Eleanor Gifford in Bristol, Somerset, England
Bristol, Somerset, England
1696
14 Mar 1696
Age 56
Death of Eleanor Gifford in Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1640
    Event Place: Bristol, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Mar 1696
    Event Place: Philadelphia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, United States
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