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john allen Gifford 1802 – 1872 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Jul 1802

Birth Location: Rhode Island, United States of America

Death Date: 16 Mar 1872

Death Location: Rhode Island, United States of America

Father: abner Gifford

Mother: Thankful Dunham

Spouse(s): lydia Tompkins

Children(s): Charles Gifford

john allen Gifford was born in 1802 in Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of abner Gifford and Thankful Dunham. john allen Gifford married lydia Tompkins, and had children including Charles Adams Gifford. john allen Gifford passed away in 1872 in Rhode Island, United States of America.

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Biography

  • john allen Gifford was born in 1802 in Rhode Island, United States of America, the child of abner Gifford and Thankful Dunham.
  • john allen Gifford married lydia Tompkins, and had children including Charles Adams Gifford.
  • john allen Gifford passed away in 1872 in Rhode Island, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

abner Gifford
1780 – 1862
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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Thankful Dunham
1771 – 1837
Birth Location: martha, vineyard edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

lydia Tompkins
1799 – 1872
Birth Location: Little Compton, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
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Children(s)

Charles Gifford
1839 – 1874
Birth Location: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
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john Gifford's Ancestors

Self
john Gifford
1802 – 1872
Birth Place: Rhode Island, United States of America
Parents
abner Gifford
1780 – 1862
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Thankful Dunham
1771 – 1837
martha, vineyard edgartown, Dukes County, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Christopher Gifford
1737 – 1820
Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Deborah Howland
1740 – 1823
Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Christopher Gifford
1698 – 1767
Mary Borden
1701 – 1786
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Christopher Gifford
1658 – 1748
Deborah Perry
1665 – 1724

john Gifford's Descendants

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john (allen) Gifford (18 Jul 1802 – 16 Mar 1872) m. lydia Tompkins (16 Nov 1799 – 23 Oct 1872)
  1. 1. Charles (Adams) Gifford (7 May 1839 – 5 Apr 1874) m. Susan (Bateman) Almy (27 Feb 1841 – 10 Oct 1908)
    1. 1. Frederick (Almy) Gifford (12 Apr 1867 – 4 Jul 1957) m. Elizabeth (Easton) Tennant (5 Apr 1866 – 1904)
      1. 1. Charles (Stanley) Gifford (1898 – 1965) m. Gladys (Pearl Monroe Mortensen) Eley (27 May 1902 – 11 Mar 1984)
        1. 1. Norma (Jean) Mortenson (1 Jun 1926 – 4 Aug 1962) m. Arthur Miller (17 Oct 1915 – 10 Feb 2005) m. Joe DiMaggio (25 Nov 1914 – 8 Mar 1999) m. James Dougherty (12 Apr 1921 – 15 Aug 2005)

john Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1802
18 Jul 1802
Birth of john allen Gifford in Rhode Island, United States of America
Rhode Island, United States of America
1872
16 Mar 1872
Age 70
Death of john allen Gifford in Rhode Island, United States of America
Rhode Island, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Jul 1802
    Event Place: Rhode Island, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1872
    Event Place: Rhode Island, United States of America
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