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John Giffin 1785–1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 June 1785

Birth Location: Big Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death Date: 18 July 1870

Death Location: Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA

Father: Andrew Giffen

Mother: Janet Harvey

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The story of John Giffin began in 1785 in Big Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA. John Giffin passed away in 1870 in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of John Giffin began in 1785 in Big Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA.
  • John Giffin passed away in 1870 in Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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John Giffin's Ancestors

Self
John Giffin
1785–1870
Birth Place: Big Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Parents
Andrew Giffen
1752–1812
Newville, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Janet Harvey
1756–1815
Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Andrew (Giffin) I
1720–1768
Scotland
Andrew Harvey
1735–1801
Great-Grandparents
Janet Dunlop
1701–1743
James Harvey
1696–1784
Rebecca Maguire
1700–1735
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Dunlop
1655–1719
Robert Harvey
1672–1743
Judith
1670–

John Giffin's Timeline

2 Records

1785
8 June 1785
Birth of John Giffin in Big Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
Big Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
1870
18 July 1870
Age 85
Death of John Giffin in Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 June 1785
    Event Place: Big Spring, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 July 1870
    Event Place: Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Canonsburg, Washington County, Pennsylvania, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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