Robert Gifford, Sr., Fisherman

AKA Giffords Jefford

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Biography

Robert Gifford (Jefford), b. 1645, d. Dec. 1734 at Marblehead, Massachusetts, aged 89 years. He was probably a fisherman from Devonshire; m. 2 Oct. 1685 Mary Waters and had issue. Descendants comprised a small family in Danvers and Salem, Massachusetts. Walter Sherman Gifford (1885-1966), president of the American Telegraph and Telephone Company, was a descendant.

Children:

Mary, bp. 29 Oct. 1693, m. 21 Dec. 1710 Francis Girdler[1]
Alice, bp. 29 Oct. 1693, d. 1753 Marblehead, m. 6 Feb. 1711/2 Robert Bray[1]
Hannah, bp. 18 Nov. 1694; m. 14 Jan. 1716/7 Thomas Hawkins[1]
Robert, bp. 14 Feb. 1696/7; m. 8 Oct. 1722 Rebecca Merritt[1]
Elizabeth, bp. 12 Mar. 1698/9; m. (1) 22 Oct. 1720 John Homan; (2) 24 June 1736 Mark King[1]
William, b. 3 Mar. 1702, d. 1734; m. 22 Feb. 1724/5 Miriam (Pedrick) Homan[1]
Anne, b. 13 Sept. 1703; m. 22 Oct. 1720 Jacob Allen[1]
Jane (Jean), b. 16 Jan. 1706; m. 2 Dec. 1724 Nicholas Merritt[1]
Deborah, b. 13 Jan. 1709; m. (1) 23 Oct. 1727 Philip Brimblecomb; (2) 15 Jan. 1743/4 William Green[1]
Sarah, b. 22 Feb. 1711; m. 27 Dec. 1727 John Grant; (2) 24 July 1735 John Cloutman[1]
Robert died at 89 year old, in December 1734.[2]
Robert (Giffords) Gifford (1645 - 1734)

Robert Gifford formerly Giffords

Born 1645 in Devon, England

Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]

[sibling%28s%29 unknown]

Husband of Mary (Waters) Gifford — married 2 Oct 1685 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts

Father of Alice (Gifford) Bray, Mary (Gifford) Dennis, William Giffords, Deborah Gifford and Sarah (Gifford) Grant

Died Dec 1734 at about age 89 in Marblehead, Essex, Massachusetts Bay

Sources

↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 Vital Records of Massachusetts to 1850; Essex County; Marblehead; Births; Page 200 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Marblehead/Images/Marblehead_B...
↑ Vital Records of Massachusetts to 1850; Essex County; Marblehead; Deaths; Page 554 https://ma-vitalrecords.org/MA/Essex/Marblehead/Images/Marblehead_D...

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