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Jacob Gifford 1816–1875 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 March 1816

Birth Location: Shinnston, Harrison Co., (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1 February 1875

Death Location: Shinnston, Harrison Co., West Virginia, USA

Father: William Gifford

Mother: Jemima WALDO

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The story of Jacob Gifford began in 1816 in Shinnston, Harrison Co., (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA. Jacob Gifford passed away in 1875 in Shinnston, Harrison Co., West Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Jacob Gifford began in 1816 in Shinnston, Harrison Co., (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA.
  • Jacob Gifford passed away in 1875 in Shinnston, Harrison Co., West Virginia, USA.

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Jacob Gifford's Ancestors

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Jacob Gifford
1816–1875
Birth Place: Shinnston, Harrison Co., (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA
Parents
William Gifford
1794–1863
Harrison, West Virginia, USA
Jemima WALDO
1793–1863
Bridgeport, Harrison, West Virginia, United States
Grandparents
John Gifford
1757–1825
Shrewsbury Township, Monmouth County, New Jersey, USA
Mary Jacobs
1761–1825
Clarksburg, Harrison, West Virginia, USA
John (J. Waldo) Jr
1762–1840
Windham, Windham County, Connecticut, United States of America
Peace Bull
1767–1841
Hoosick Falls, Rensselaer County, New York, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Gifford
1710–1762
Mary Johnston
1745–1789
Jacob Jacobs
1730–1803
Hannah Johnson
1740–1803
JOHN 1777
1728–1814
Jemima Abbott
1729–1815
Isaac War
1746–1837
Amy Chase
1747–1835
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Gifford
1675–1723
Margaret Parker
1679–1759
Joseph Johnston
1700–1765
Sarah Shinn
1723–1779
Zachariah **
1714–1762
Susannah Howard
1716–1773
Benjamin Johnson
1700–1783
Sarah Swallow
1715–1803
Edward Waldo
1684–1767
Thankful Dimmock
1684–1757
Captain III
1701–1782
Elizabeth Phipps
1701–1782
Isaac BULL
1708–1789
Rebecca Browning
1710–1790
Seth Chase
1722–1811
Sarah Milk
1723–1756

Jacob Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1816
24 March 1816
Birth of Jacob Gifford in Shinnston, Harrison Co., (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA
Shinnston, Harrison Co., (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA
1875
1 February 1875
Age 59
Death of Jacob Gifford in Shinnston, Harrison Co., West Virginia, USA
Shinnston, Harrison Co., West Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 March 1816
    Event Place: Shinnston, Harrison Co., (now West Virginia), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 1875
    Event Place: Shinnston, Harrison Co., West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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