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William Gifford 1722–1797 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 June 1722

Birth Location: Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Death Date: 1797

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

Father: Christopher Jr

Mother: Mary Borden

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The story of William Gifford began in 1722 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America. William Gifford passed away in 1797 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Gifford began in 1722 in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.
  • William Gifford passed away in 1797 in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America.

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William Gifford's Ancestors

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William Gifford
1722–1797
Birth Place: Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Parents
Christopher Gifford Jr
1698–1767
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Mary Borden
1700–1786
Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Grandparents
Christopher Gifford
1658–1748
Deborah Perry
1665–1724
Sandwich, Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Richard Borden
1671–1732
Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, USA
Innocent Cornell
1673–
Portsmouth, Newport County, Rhode Island, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Ezra Perry
1625–1689
Mary Freeman
1631–1694
John Borden
1640–1716
Mary Earle
1655–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Borden
1595–1671
Joan Fowle
1604–1688

William Gifford's Timeline

2 Records

1722
29 June 1722
Birth of William Gifford in Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1797
1797
Age 75
Death of William Gifford in Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 June 1722
    Event Place: Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Record Source: Massachusetts, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, Probate Records 1687-1916; Index, 1687-1926 (Bristol County, Massachusetts); Author: Massachusetts. Probate Court (Bristol County)

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1797
    Event Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America
    Record Source: Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

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