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Gershom Joseph Gifford 1679–1742 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Jun 1679

Birth Location: Falmouth

Death Date: 11 Jun 1742

Death Location: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Father: William II

Mother: Hannah Howland

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The story of Gershom Joseph Gifford began in 1679 in Falmouth. Gershom Joseph Gifford passed away in 1742 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Gershom Joseph Gifford began in 1679 in Falmouth.
  • Gershom Joseph Gifford passed away in 1742 in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States.

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Gershom Gifford's Ancestors

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Gershom Gifford
1679–1742
Birth Place: Falmouth
Parents
William Gifford II
1656–1739
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Hannah (Ambrose) Howland
1656–1701
Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts, United States
Grandparents
William (Ambrose) Gifford
1615–1687
Milton Damerel, Devon, England
Elizabeth (Tabitha) Grant
1614–1684
London, Middlesex, London, England, United Kingdom
John Mills
1615–1683
Fernhurst, Sussex, England
Great-Grandparents
Philip Esquire
1585–1645
Mary Turner
1585–1643
John Grant
1596–1660
Ann Arnold
1575–1620
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Edmonde Giffard
1523–1590
Elizabeth Cole
1563–1589
William Turner
1501–1593
Alice Bayly
1567–1589
John Grant
1555–1601
Mary Dawson
1555–1605
Richard Bagbere
–1593
Jaquita Young
1520–1583

Gershom Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1679
15 Jun 1679
Birth of Gershom Joseph Gifford in Falmouth
Falmouth
1742
11 Jun 1742
Age 63
Death of Gershom Joseph Gifford in Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States
Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Jun 1679
    Event Place: Falmouth

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Jun 1742
    Event Place: Wareham, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States

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