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Joseph Gifford 1712–1776 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Oct 1712

Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol, MA

Death Date: 14 May 1776

Death Location: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Father: Jeremiah Gifford

Mother: Mary Wright

Spouse(s): Mary Gifford

Children(s): Isaac Sr

Joseph Gifford was born in 1712 in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, the child of Jeremiah Gifford And Mary Wright. Joseph Gifford married Mary Brayton Gifford, and had children including Isaac Gifford Sr. Joseph Gifford passed away in 1776 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

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Biography

  • Joseph Gifford was born in 1712 in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA, the child of Jeremiah Gifford And Mary Wright.
  • Joseph Gifford married Mary Brayton Gifford, and had children including Isaac Gifford Sr.
  • Joseph Gifford passed away in 1776 in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jeremiah Gifford
1681–1768
Birth Location: –
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Mary Wright
1684–
Birth Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Gifford
1708–1766
Birth Location: Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
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Children(s)

Isaac Sr
1745–1823
Birth Location: Piscataway, Middlesex, New Jersey, USA
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Joseph Gifford's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Gifford
1712–1776
Birth Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, MA
Parents
Jeremiah Gifford
1681–1768
Mary Wright
1684–
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Grandparents
Robert Gifford
1657–1730
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Adam Wright
1645–1724
Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Sarah Soule
1660–
Duxbury, Plymouth, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wright
1608–1691
Hester Cooke
1627–1669
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Francis Cooke
1582–1663
Hester Mahieu
1582–1666

Joseph Gifford's Descendants

1.
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Joseph Gifford (13 Oct 1712–14 May 1776) m. Mary (Brayton) Gifford (1 July 1708–27 July 1766)
  1. 1. Isaac (Gifford) Sr 1745–1823 m. Elizabeth (M.) Henderson 1750–1841
    1. 1. Joseph Gifford 1769–1853
      1. 1. Joseph (A) Gifford 1802–1869 m. Sarah Davis 1807–1870
        1. 1. David (F) Gifford 1830–1911 m. Joanna (Mardis) Bailey 1838–1910

Joseph Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1712
13 Oct 1712
Birth of Joseph Gifford in Dartmouth, Bristol, MA
Dartmouth, Bristol, MA
1776
14 May 1776
Age 64
Death of Joseph Gifford in Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Oct 1712
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, MA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 May 1776
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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