Cornelius
GIFFORD
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Born: February 9, 1718 in Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
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Cornelius married Elizabeth BARLOW . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Elizabeth BARLOW was born April 28, 1724 in Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (East Sandwich) (Forestdale). Elizabeth died September 5, 1813 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA.
Cornelius GIFFORD died April 29, 1808 in Lee, Massachusetts, USA.
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Children of Cornelius GIFFORD and Elizabeth BARLOW
Abigail GIFFORDDied: June 25, 1810, Lee, Massachusetts, USA
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Birth — 1718February 9, 1718
Sandwich, Province of Massachusetts Bay
1741 Birth of ChildAbigail GIFFORD was born September 28, 1741, Sandwich, Massachusetts, USA (East Sandwich) (Forestdale)
Cornelius was 23 years old.
An early settler of Lee, Massachusetts
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
Death — 1808April 29, 1808
Lee, Massachusetts, USA
He died at the age of 90.
Record added: 6/20/2018 7:49:50 PM
Last updated: 6/21/2018 8:05:19 AM
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The name 'Massachusetts' originates with native Americans in the Massachusetts Bay area (from the language of the Algonquian nation). The name translates roughly as 'at or about the great hill.' (statesymbolsusa.org)1620 - 1627 - Plymouth Colony, New England
1628 - 1686 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1689 - 1692 - Massachusetts Bay Colony
1692 - 1775 - Province of Massachusetts Bay
1776 - 1788 - Crown Colony of Massachusetts Bay
February 6, 1788 - Massachusetts becomes 6th U.S. state
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