Maria Gifford

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Maria (Handy) Gifford (1739 - 1805)

Maria Gifford formerly Handy
Born 1739 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Baymap
ANCESTORS ancestors
Daughter of Benjamin Handy and Elizabeth (Fish) Handy
Sister of Ebenezer Handy Sr.
Wife of Samuel Gifford — married 13 Dec 1757 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts Baymap
DESCENDANTS descendants
Mother of Elizabeth (Gifford) Handy and Josiah Gifford
Died 3 Sep 1805 at about age 66 [location unknown]
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Biography

Maria was born in 1739. She is the daughter of Benjamin Handy and Elizabeth Fish.

She and Samuel Gifford had children:[1]

Elizabeth; b. 6 Sep 1759; d. 10 Sep 1846; mar ca. 1777 Capt. Job Handy.
Marcy; b. 16 Mar 1761; d, unmar.
Josiah; b. 6 Apr 1763; d. before Apr 1799. mar. 17 Aug 1789 Elizabeth Handy, dau of John Handy. One children: Sophronia, b 28 Nov 1789, d. 01 Apr 1852, mar. 19 Jan 1865 Kimball Perry.
Hannah; b. 20 Feb 1765; living 24 Apr 1796.
Jemima; b. 10 Aug 1767; mar. 29 Nov 1804 Simeon West (Sandwich Town Records).
Maria; b 6 Aug 1770; she lived with the family of her brother Benjamin in New York City.
Benjamin; b. 6 Sep 1773.
Alden; b. 10 July 1775.
Nathan; b. 10 Jan 1779.
Sources

↑ Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) p. 134-135
Vital Records from The NEHGS Register. Online database. AmericanAncestors.org. New England Historic Genealogical Society, 2014. (Compiled from articles originally published in The New England Historical and Genealogical Register.) <https://www.americanancestors.org/DB522/i/14277/134/38035548>