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William E. Gifford 1870–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt 1870

Birth Location: New Jersey

Death Date: 7 June 1949

Death Location: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America

Father: Isaac Gifford

Mother: Sarah Gifford

Spouse(s): Nellie Baylis, Augusta Adams

Children(s): Hannah Hackett, William Gifford, Clayton Gifford, Mary Gifford, Francis Gifford

In 1870, William E. Gifford entered the world in New Jersey, born to Isaac Ellis Gifford And Sarah P Gifford. In 1880, William E. Gifford resided in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, USA. In 1935, William E. Gifford resided in Belmoor, Elmhurst, New Castle, Delaware. William E. Gifford married Augusta May Adams, Nellie L Baylis, and had children including Clayton Matthes Gifford, Francis E Gifford, Hannah Emma Hackett, Mary B Gifford, William Henry Gifford. William E. Gifford passed away in 1949 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1870, William E. Gifford entered the world in New Jersey, born to Isaac Ellis Gifford And Sarah P Gifford.
  • In 1880, William E. Gifford resided in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, USA.
  • In 1935, William E. Gifford resided in Belmoor, Elmhurst, New Castle, Delaware.
  • William E. Gifford married Augusta May Adams, Nellie L Baylis, and had children including Clayton Matthes Gifford, Francis E Gifford, Hannah Emma Hackett, Mary B Gifford, William Henry Gifford.
  • William E. Gifford passed away in 1949 in Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

William Gifford's Ancestors

Self
William Gifford
1870–1949
Birth Place: New Jersey
Parents
Isaac Ellis Gifford
1838–1913
Sarah (P.) Gifford
1834–1891
New Jersey
Grandparents
Isaac Gifford
1788–1866
Hannah Gifford
1794–
Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Gifford
1760–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonathan Gifford
1739–1825
Hannah Jennings
1735–1823

William Gifford's Descendants

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William (E.) Gifford (Abt 1870–7 June 1949) m. Nellie (L.) Baylis (1897–25 April 1974) m. Augusta (May) Adams (1869–8 July 1946)
  1. 1. Hannah (Emma) Hackett 1927–1994 m. Alvin (K) Hackett 1926–
  2. 2. William (Henry) Gifford 1917–1997
  3. 3. Clayton (Matthes) Gifford 1931–2017
  4. 4. Mary (B) Gifford 1926– m. Clifford Miller 1926–
  5. 5. Francis (E) Gifford 1930–2014

William Gifford's Timeline

5 Records

1870
Abt 1870
Birth of William E. Gifford in New Jersey
New Jersey
1880
1880
Age 10
William E. Gifford resided here in Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
1935
1935
Age 65
William E. Gifford resided here in Belmoor, Elmhurst, New Castle, Delaware
Belmoor, Elmhurst, New Castle, Delaware
1940
1940
Age 70
William E. Gifford resided here in Christiana Hundred Rep District 7, New Castle, Delaware, USA
Christiana Hundred Rep District 7, New Castle, Delaware, USA
1949
7 June 1949
Age 79
Death of William E. Gifford in Elmhurst, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America
Elmhurst, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt 1870
    Event Place: New Jersey
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Castle, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00545; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 2-22B
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Little Egg Harbor, Burlington, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Belmoor, Elmhurst, New Castle, Delaware
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Castle, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00545; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 2-22B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Christiana Hundred Rep District 7, New Castle, Delaware, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: New Castle, Delaware; Roll: m-t0627-00545; Page: 26B; Enumeration District: 2-22B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 June 1949
    Event Place: Elmhurst, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wilmington, New Castle County, Delaware, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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