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Mary Gifford (Pettis)

Also Known As: "Mary Pettey"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
Death: December 29, 1779 (47)
Voluntown, New London County, Connecticut, United States
Place of Burial: Voluntown, Connecticut
Immediate Family:

Daughter of William Pettis, of Rhode Island and Mary Pettis
Wife of Benjamin Gifford
Mother of John Gifford; Ruth Gifford; James Gifford; Nathaniel Gifford; Stephen Gifford and 6 others
Sister of Thomas Pettis; Nathaniel Petty; Lucianna Fordyce; Alice Aylesworth; Ephraim Petteys and 16 others

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About Mary Gifford

Not the same as Mary Douglass

Mary Pettis (F)

b. 3 January 1732

From https://sites.rootsweb.com/~wingfamilyofamerica/p958.htm#i2008100

Mary was born at Charlestown, Washington, RI, on 3 January 1732. She was the daughter of William Pettis and Mary Winter. She married Benjamin Gifford at Tiverton, Newport, RI, on 30 July 1749.

Last Edited=2 Jan 2003

Children of Mary Pettis and Benjamin Gifford

  1. Ruth Gifford+ b. c 1751, d. b Dec 1798
  2. John Gifford+ b. 28 Aug 1754, d. 30 Sep 1835
  3. Nathaniel Gifford+ b. c 1757, d. bt 1803 - 1818
  4. James Gifford+ b. 1 Jun 1759, d. b 5 Mar 1839
  5. Stephen Gifford+ b. 5 Feb 1762, d. a 1810
  6. George Gifford+ b. 17 Feb 1772, d. 9 Jun 1849

References

  • "Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8QF-D4V : 10 February 2018), William Pettey in entry for Mary Pettey, 03 Jan 1732; citing CHARLESTOWN,WASHINGTON,RHODE ISLAND, reference ; FHL microfilm 908,271
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Mary Gifford's Timeline

1732
January 3, 1732
Charlestown, Washington, Rhode Island, United States
1750
1750
1752
1752
1753
1753
1754
August 28, 1754
Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States
1755
1755
Medina, Medina County, Ohio, United States
1756
1756
1758
1758
Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
1759
June 1, 1759
Freetown, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States