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Levi Gifford 1785–1863 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 June 1785

Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA

Death Date: 26 September 1863

Death Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Father: John Sgt.

Mother: Ruth Luther

Spouse(s): Prudence Brownell

Children(s): Emily Tripp, Amy Tripp, Maria Gifford, Alexander Gifford, Charles Gifford, Edwin Gifford, Abraham Gifford, Henry Gifford, Benjamin Gifford, Levi Gifford

In 1785, Levi Gifford entered the world in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Gifford Sgt And Ruth Luther. In 1810, Levi Gifford resided in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States. Levi Gifford married Prudence Brownell, and had children including Abraham A Gifford, Alexander B Gifford, Amy Gifford White Tripp, Benjamin Franklin Gifford, Charles Frederick Gifford, Edwin Bolton Gifford, Emily Tripp, Henry Handy Gifford, Levi Leander Gifford, Maria Gifford. Levi Gifford passed away in 1863 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1785, Levi Gifford entered the world in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA, born to John Gifford Sgt And Ruth Luther.
  • In 1810, Levi Gifford resided in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States.
  • Levi Gifford married Prudence Brownell, and had children including Abraham A Gifford, Alexander B Gifford, Amy Gifford White Tripp, Benjamin Franklin Gifford, Charles Frederick Gifford, Edwin Bolton Gifford, Emily Tripp, Henry Handy Gifford, Levi Leander Gifford, Maria Gifford.
  • Levi Gifford passed away in 1863 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

John Sgt.
1754–1835
Birth Location: USA
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Ruth Luther
1754–1829
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Prudence Brownell
1788–1854
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol, MA
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Children(s)

Emily Tripp
1812–1873
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Amy Tripp
1819–1906
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Maria Gifford
1811–
Birth Location: –
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Alexander Gifford
1816–1896
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts
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Charles Gifford
1821–
Birth Location: –
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Edwin Gifford
1822–1902
Birth Location: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Abraham Gifford
1824–1873
Birth Location: Westport
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Henry Gifford
1826–1916
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Benjamin Gifford
1828–
Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Levi Gifford
1831–
Birth Location: Massachusetts
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Levi Gifford's Ancestors

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Levi Gifford
1785–1863
Birth Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
John Gifford Sgt.
1754–1835
USA
Ruth Luther
1754–1829
Grandparents
Benjamin Gifford
1728–1817
Dartmouth, Massachusetts
Mary Pettis
1729–1779
Charlestown
Levi Luther
1706–1772
MA
hills
1710–1768
Swansea, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
Great-Grandparents
Stephen Gifford
1687–1748
Mary Keziah
1691–1738
William Pettis
1682–1772
Mary Winter
1694–1748
Hezekiah Jr.\lt.
1676–1763
Martha Gardiner
1686–1763
Jonathan Hill
1685–1737
Elizabeth Hale
1685–1756
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Gifford
1659–1730
Sarah Wing
1658–1720
Joseph Pettis
1639–1692
Sarah Whitmarsh
1653–1718
Hezekiah Luther
1639–1723
Sarah Luther
1641–1722
Samuel Gardiner
1662–1696
Elizabeth Carr
1651–1697
Jonathan *
1657–1731
Elizabeth *
1660–1744
Richard Haile
1640–1720
Mary Bullock
1652–1729

Levi Gifford's Descendants

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Levi Gifford (15 June 1785–26 September 1863) m. Prudence Brownell (24 FEB 1788–31 August 1854)
  1. 1. Emily Tripp 1812–1873 m. Howard (P) Tripp 1809–1894
    1. 1. Emily (Matilda) Tripp 1838–1905 m. David (E "Milk") Sanford 1837–1928
      1. 1. Carrie (Emily Matilda) Sanford 1868–1944 m. Andrew (Jackson) Mosher 1868–1955
        1. 1. Lester (Elwood) Mosher 1889–1938 m. A. (Evelyn) Tripp 1890–1978
        2. 2. Carrie (Louise) Mosher 1891–1986 m. Warren (Clinton) Lawton 1890–1984
        3. 3. "Dinny" (Louis Sanford) Mosher 1899–1985 m. Elsie (Marilla) Sibley 1902–1983
        4. 4. Herbert (Augustus) Mosher 1897–1906
      2. 2. David (Elmer) Sanford 1861–1944
      3. 3. Everett (Lincoln) Sanford 1863–1944 m. Mary (Ella) Lawton 1865–1943
        1. 1. Walter (Franklin) Sanford 1882–1964 m. Minerva (Anna) Borden 1882–1968
        2. 2. Harold (Elliott) Sanford 1888–1940 m. Amy (J) Kirby 1888–1963
        3. 3. Florence (Bertha) Sanford 1891–1972 m. James (Garfield) Geddis 1888–1935
      4. 4. Herbert (Alexander) Sanford 1865–1933 m. Annie (Alice) Gifford 1861–1918
        1. 1. Cora (Vivian) Sanford 1899– m. Harold (Barker) Bradley 1897–
      5. 5. Chester (Philip) Sanford 1859–1930 m. Lucy (F) Sanford 1862–1926
        1. 1. Chester (Melvin) Sanford 1883–1965 m. Alice (Belle) Jones 1889–1964
        2. 2. Elsie (A) Sanford 1885– m. Elbert (R) Brownell 1877–
        3. 3. Chloe (May) Sanford 1887–1979 m. Peter (Christian) Madsen 1888–
        4. 4. Lillian (Lucy) Sanford 1895–1994 m. Clifford (Harrison) Kirby 1893–1922
        5. 5. Clarence (Freeman) Sanford 1898–1976
        6. 6. Rhoda (M) Sanford 1900–1980 m. Raymond (Carlton) Belden 1889–1956
        7. 7. Annie (Louise) Sanford 1880–1967 m. Allison (Elwood) Lawton 1878–1968
        8. 8. Edith (R) Sanford 1902–1993 m. Carlton (Davol) Macomber 1898–1972
      6. 6. Franklin (Pierce) Sanford 1857–1920 m. Clara (B.) Shaw 1863–1924
        1. 1. Mabel (Louise) Sanford 1887–1963 m. Clifford (Nye) Ricketson 1888–1967
        2. 2. Edward (Mortimer) Sanford 1887–1963 m. Mary (Ellen) Fury 1891–1969
        3. 3. Clara (E) Sanford 1885–1960
      7. 7. Mary (Etta Louisa) Sanford 1869–1966 m. Henry (Perry) Wing 1870–1937
        1. 1. Margurite (A) Wing 1891–1922 m. John (Hart) Davis 1889–1953
        2. 2. Beatrice (L) Wing 1893–1927 m. Omar (Dodson) Brightman 1889–1952
        3. 3. David (Perry) Wing 1904–1960 m. Susan Wheelock 1895–1998
        4. 4. Susan (Matilda) Wing 1895–1998 m. Andrew (Leroy) Wheelock 1899–
        5. 5. Gladys (Mae) Wing 1897–1942 m. Wilfrid (R.) Carr 1871–1918
      8. 8. Charles (Frederick) Sanford 1874–1956 m. Abbie (C) Sanford 1878–1970
        1. 1. Carlton (Lawton) Sanford 1897–1970 m. Alice (Elvira) Lawton 1901–1998
        2. 2. Wesley (Brownell) Sanford 1905–1912
        3. 3. Ralph (Edwin) Sanford 1907–1998 m. Emma (Frances) Hall 1912–1989
        4. 4. Percy (Davis) Sanford 1900–1900
    2. 2. Harriet (Maria) Tripp 1835–1854
    3. 3. Amy (Sophronia) Tripp 1837–1922 m. John (A) Tripp 1831–1891
      1. 1. James (Harvey) Tripp 1862–1935 m. Phila (Delphia) Tripp 1865–1942
        1. 1. Maude (Lewis) Tripp 1895–1951
        2. 2. Addie (Bell) Tripp 1891–1983 m. Andrew (Whalon) Sherman 1889–1959
      2. 2. Sarah (E.) Tripp 1866–1930 m. Joshua (H.) Cornell 1860–1925
        1. 1. Mildred (May) Cornell 1895–1954
      3. 3. John (Stephen) Tripp 1883–1964 m. Ida (Francis) Kirby 1883–1956
        1. 1. Kenneth (Malcom) Tripp 1903–1938
        2. 2. Audrey (Louise) Tripp 1914–2010
        3. 3. Harvey (Jerome) Tripp 1916–
      4. 4. Harriet (Maria) Tripp 1860–1945 m. Charles (C) Cornell 1856–1943
        1. 1. Ada (Ethel) Shanks 1884–1925
        2. 2. Ivah Stowell 1890–1971
        3. 3. Louise (Eugenia) Cornell 1882–1975 m. Walter (Clifton) Fisher 1881–1959
        4. 4. Lottie (Priscilla) Estes 1879–1963
      5. 5. Mary (L) Tripp 1870–1944 m. Bernard Tripp 1870–1894
        1. 1. Ralph (Bernard) Tripp 1891–1978
    4. 4. Sarah (Esther) Tripp 1840–1855
    5. 5. Elizabeth (Brownell) Tripp 1841–1856
    6. 6. Louisa (Cecelia) Tripp 1843–1904 m. Daniel (Coggeshall) Grinnell 1837–1912
      1. 1. Daniel (Herbert) Grinnell 1861–1915
        1. 1. Carol (Herbert) Grinnell 1884–
      2. 2. Lewis (Bertie) Grinnell 1863–1865
      3. 3. Issac (Lewis) Grinnell 1866– m. Bessie ((Clark)) Grinnell –1903
      4. 4. Charles (Stacy) Grinnell 1869–1908 m. Nellie (Blanche) Orswell 1873–1965
        1. 1. Charles (Whitney) Grinnell 1905–1994
      5. 5. Harriet (Louisa) Grinnell 1875–1906 m. Benjamin (Franklin) Tripp 1874–1921
      6. 6. Chester (Sandford Lester) Grinnell 1878–
      7. 7. Lester Grinnell 1879–1881
    7. 7. Catherine (P) Tripp 1844–1905 m. George (Washington) Kirby 1832–1879 m. John (W) Sanford 1831–1865
      1. 1. John (Ellsworth) Sanford 1864–1880
      2. 2. Edwin (Manley) Sanford 1865–1920 m. Emma (L.) Reed 1869–1909
      3. 3. Andrew (Jackson) Kirby 1873–1961
      4. 4. Emma (Frances) Sanford 1865–1941
        1. 1. Edwin (Francis) Cornell 1884–1972 m. Flora Heath 1884–1962
    8. 8. Susan (Ellen) Tripp 1845–1930 m. Charles (Frederick) Gifford 1834–1879
      1. 1. George (Frederick) Gifford 1865–1923 m. Melvina (F.) Reed 1864–1944
      2. 2. Mildred (Tripp) Gifford 1866–
      3. 3. Nathaniel (Tripp) Gifford 1878–
    9. 9. Jonathan (Potter) Tripp 1847–1917 m. Lucy Manley 1852–1921
      1. 1. Louis (Hillman) Tripp 1884–1963 m. Florence (May) Dennis 1885–
    10. 10. Levi (Mann) Tripp 1849–1880 m. Marinda Borden 1862–
    11. 11. Emma (Frances) Tripp 1850–1865
    12. 12. Herbert (Franklin) Tripp 1852–1885 m. Sarah (E.) Macomber 1858–1890
    13. 13. James (Frederick Tripp) ,Capt. 1856–1916 m. Susan (M.) Davis 1866–1959
      1. 1. Susan (Ethel) Tripp 1885–1962 m. Ernest (Linwood) Faulkner 1886–1946
        1. 1. Ernest (Linwood Faulkner) Jr 1909–1981 m. Minnie (Frances) Ashley 1910–1985
        2. 2. Aleathea (Ethelind) Faulkner 1918–
        3. 3. Eloise (S.) Faulkner 1907–1985 m. Alton (Henry) Feenan 1906–1971
    14. 14. Alexander (Howard) Tripp 1858–1923 m. Ellen Dolman 1860–1931
      1. 1. Willis (Linwood) Tripp 1891–1990 m. Helen (Esther) Tripp 1893–1977
        1. 1. Linwood (Morton) Tripp 1915–2000 m. Lorena (Margaret) Emery 1921–2017
        2. 2. Howard (Sidney) Tripp 1917–2008 m. Barbara (Elizabeth) Manchester 1919–1993
        3. 3. Willis (Alexander) Tripp 1919–2011 m. Lucille (Gray) Jenkins 1923–2005
        4. 4. Russell (Edward) Tripp 1920–2010 m. Edna Ponte 1927–2005
        5. 5. Edith (Margaret) Tripp 1922–2006 m. Richard (Charles) Traganza 1926–2017
        6. 6. Alvin (Waylette) Tripp 1924–2017 m. Arline (May) Wordell 1928–2020
        7. 7. Carl (Frederick) Tripp 1926–1999 m. Marjorie (Jean) Conley –2007
        8. 8. Ernest (Henry) Tripp 1928–2010 m. Dorothy (Alice) Dupre 1924–2015
      2. 2. Ralph (Waldo) Tripp 1889–1958 m. Anna (E. (Alty)) Hull 1892–1911
        1. 1. Anna (Louise) Tripp 1914–1993 m. Edgar (William) Detjen 1910–1992
        2. 2. Ralph (Waldo Tripp) Jr 1916–1995 m. Amelia (Katherine "Kay") Souza 1919–2004
        3. 3. Mary (Ellen) Tripp 1918–1918
      3. 3. Herbert (Morton) Tripp 1886–1947 m. Cordelia Lasonde 1897–1945
        1. 1. Dorothy (Evelyn) Tripp 1911– m. Albert Hughes 1911–1987
        2. 2. Irene (Mildred) Tripp 1914–1974 m. George (W.) Ainsworth 1905–1971
        3. 3. Herbert (Morton) Tripp 1916–1993 m. Viril Hanson 1919–
        4. 4. Hazel (Thelma) Tripp 1919–1991 m. Raymond (Chester) Palmer 1916–
        5. 5. Kenneth (Ralph) Tripp 1923–1923
      4. 4. Granville (Alexander) Tripp 1881–1958 m. Abbey (Ann) Sisson 1879–1954
      5. 5. Walter (Howard) Tripp 1884–1885
      6. 6. Arthur (Vernal) Tripp 1893–1974 m. Lydia (Agnes) Orcutt 1894–1977
        1. 1. Arthur (Vernal Tripp) Jr 1918–2003 m. Ruth (Gibson) LeValley 1914–2004
        2. 2. Alexander (Frank) Tripp 1920–2004 m. Helen (Bessie (Archibald)) Hasson 1911–1990
        3. 3. Virginia (Ruth) Tripp 1923– m. Philip (Allen) Towle 1915–2005
        4. 4. Gloria (Frances) Tripp 1925–2005 m. Raymond (John) Vorwald 1921–1992
        5. 5. Norris (Emerson) Tripp 1927–1980
        6. 6. Olive (Claire) Tripp 1929–2009
        7. 7. Donald (Curtis) Tripp 1935–2022
      7. 7. Elliot (Carlton) Tripp 1895–1968 m. Esther (Alice) Ingalls 1902–1950
        1. 1. Evelyn (Augusta) Tripp 1926–2003 m. Roy (Robert) Rittenhouse 1923–1985
        2. 2. Elliot (Carlton) Tripp 1928–1988
        3. 3. Audrey Tripp 1930–2008 m. Scott (Allen) Rittenhouse 1926–2000
        4. 4. Joseph (Howard Tripp) ,PFC. 1931–1994
        5. 5. Louise (Esther) Tripp 1924–1926
      8. 8. Leslie (Joseph) Tripp 1897–1976 m. Evelyn (G.) Lambert 1907–1997
        1. 1. Lincoln (Sterling) Tripp 1932–2012
      9. 9. Emily (Margaret) Tripp 1900–1965
      10. 10. Alice (Louise) Foley 1902–1977 m. Henry (Mahlon) Foley 1899–1961
    15. 15. Caroline (Jane) Tripp 1834–1836
  2. 2. Amy (Gifford White) Tripp 1819–1906 m. Weston (Smith) Tripp 1820–1896
    1. 1. Weston (Franklin) Tripp 1843–1922 m. Rosina (J) Tripp 1851–1931
      1. 1. Ethelyn (White) Tripp 1874–1927
    2. 2. Ruth (Amy) Tripp 1849–1901 m. William (O) Brightman 1852–1911
    3. 3. George (Andrew) Tripp 1857–
  3. 3. Maria Gifford 1811–
  4. 4. Alexander (B) Gifford 1816–1896 m. Hannah (R) Sisson 1824–1879
    1. 1. George (Alexander) Gifford 1843–1911
    2. 2. Eugenia (A.) Gifford 1845–1913
      1. 1. Abbey (Ann) Sisson 1879–1954 m. Granville (Alexander) Tripp 1881–1958
  5. 5. Charles (Frederick) Gifford 1821–
  6. 6. Edwin (Bolton) Gifford 1822–1902 m. Adeline (D) Tripp 1828–1909
    1. 1. Jessie (S. W.) Wood 1859–1936
    2. 2. Charles (Atwood) Gifford 1852–1937
    3. 3. Adaline (Edith) Thornhill 1863–1908
    4. 4. Maria (H.) Gifford 1843–1905 m. Benjamin (F.) Reams 1844–1901
      1. 1. Franklin (Forest) Reams 1884–1931 m. Clara Duprat 1875–1954
        1. 1. Pauline (Veronica) Reams 1917–2002 m. Anthony (John) Meunier 1917–1996
      2. 2. Robert (W.) Reams 1872– m. Bessie (L) Smith 1883–
        1. 1. Forest (Franklin) Reams 1922–1998
        2. 2. Helen (M) Reams 1907–
        3. 3. Mabel (Angeline) Reams 1910–
        4. 4. Leoma (F) Smith 1904–
      3. 3. Leroy (M.) Reams 1875–
      4. 4. Ange (M.) Reams 1877–
  7. 7. Abraham (A) Gifford 1824–1873 m. Hope (G.) Potter 1829–1911
    1. 1. Wendell (Potter) Gifford 1853–1918 m. Ella (J) Gifford 1853–1921
      1. 1. Blanche Gifford 1876–1939 m. Frederick (J. B.) Grange 1873–1924
        1. 1. Gifford Grange 1904–1987
        2. 2. Martha (Gifford) Grange 1902–1955
      2. 2. Ella Gifford 1878–
  8. 8. Henry (Handy) Gifford 1826–1916 m. Sarah (C) Gifford 1822–1894
    1. 1. Charles (F) Gifford 1854–1906
    2. 2. Frank (H) Gifford 1856–1918
    3. 3. Carrie (P) Gifford 1858–
    4. 4. Albert (C) Gifford 1864– m. Angeline Sheppard 1869–
    5. 5. Walter (E) Gifford 1866–
    6. 6. Arthur (C.) Gifford 1867–1915
      1. 1. Laura (E.) Gifford 1890–
    7. 7. Etta Gifford 1879–
  9. 9. Benjamin (Franklin) Gifford 1828–
  10. 10. Levi (Leander) Gifford 1831– m. Eunice May 1836–

Levi Gifford's Timeline

3 Records

1785
15 June 1785
Birth of Levi Gifford in Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
1810
1810
Age 25
Levi Gifford resided here in New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
1863
26 September 1863
Age 78
Death of Levi Gifford
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 June 1785
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: Gifford Genealogy 1626-1896
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1810
    Event Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States
    Record Source: 1810 United States Federal Census, Year: 1810; Census Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 17; Page: 286; Image: 00263; Family History Library Film: 0205625

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1863
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Levi Gifford 26 Sep 1863

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 26 September 1863
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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