Hercules GIFFORD
Born: 9 January 1752, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1810, , New York, USA
Died: abt. 1810, , New York, USA
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Abigail SALISBURY
Marriage date: 20 June 1751
Marriage place: Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Abigail SALISBURY was the child of Joseph SALISBURY and Innocent HEAD
Abigail SALISBURYMarriage date: 20 June 1751
Marriage place: Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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Abigail SALISBURY was the child of Joseph SALISBURY and Innocent HEAD
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Name: Abigail Salisbury
Gender: Female
Birth Year: 1733
Spouse Name: Canaan Gifford
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Birth Place: MA
Spouse Birth Year: 1731
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Year: 1751
Number Pages: 1
Yates Publishing. U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Children of Canaan GIFFORD and Abigail SALISBURY
Ruth GIFFORD
Born: 29 June 1756, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: , , Massachusetts, USA
Died: , , Massachusetts, USA
Noah GIFFORD
Born: 8 February 1758, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 2 November 1835, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Died: 2 November 1835, Westport, Massachusetts, USA
Gideon Moore GIFFORD
Born: 5 May 1760, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 10 January 1810, Pawlet, Vermont, USA
Died: 10 January 1810, Pawlet, Vermont, USA
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Birth
Name: Canaan Gifford
Gender: Male
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Birth Date: 15 Jan 1731
BirthPlace: LITTLE COMPTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND
Death Date: 25 Jun 1786
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Father's Name: Enos
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50099-1
System Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM
GS Film Number: 908270
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'Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F87K-RVY : 10 February 2018), Canaan Gifford, 25 Jun 1786; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.
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Birth Date: 15 Jan 1731
BirthPlace: LITTLE COMPTON,NEWPORT,RHODE ISLAND
Death Date: 25 Jun 1786
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Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50099-1
System Origin: Rhode_Island-ODM
GS Film Number: 908270
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'Rhode Island Births and Christenings, 1600-1914,' database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:F87K-RVY : 10 February 2018), Canaan Gifford, 25 Jun 1786; citing , reference ; FHL microfilm 908,270.
1751 Marriage / PartnerCanaan GIFFORD and Abigail SALISBURY 20 June 1751, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
He was 20 years old.
1752 Birth of ChildHercules GIFFORD was born 9 January 1752, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
Canaan was 20 years old.
1756 Birth of ChildRuth GIFFORD was born 29 June 1756, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
Canaan was 25 years old.
1758 Birth of ChildNoah GIFFORD was born 8 February 1758, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
Canaan was 26 years old.
1760 Birth of ChildGideon Moore GIFFORD was born 5 May 1760, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
Canaan was 28 years old.
1765 Death of Spouse/PartnerAbigail SALISBURY died 11 July 1765, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)
1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)
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Name: Canaan Gifford
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1786
Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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GS Film Number: 000946838
Digital Folder Number: 007727420
Image Number: 00341
'Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953', database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QL9K-QQYM : 8 December 2017), Canaan Gifford, 1786.
Name: Canaan Gifford
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 1786
Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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Event Date: 1786
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GS Film Number: 000946838
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'Rhode Island, Vital records, 1846-1898, 1901-1953', database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ ark:/ 61903/ 1:1:QL9K-QQYM : 8 December 2017), Canaan Gifford, 1786.
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Event Date: 1786
Event Place: Newport, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
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The first mention of Rhode Island in writing ('isola di Rhode') was made by explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano in 1524 (he refers to an island near the mouth of Narragansett Bay which he compares to the Island of Rhodes in the Mediterranean). Some attribute the name to Dutch explorer Adriaen Block ('Roode Eylandt'), again because its red clay is similar to the Greek island of Rhodes. (statesymbolsusa.org)Prior to 1633 - New England
1633 - 1662 - Providence Plantations
1663 - 1685 - Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
1686 - 1689 - Dominion of New England
1690 - 1790 - Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
May 29, 1790 - Rhode Island becomes 13th U.S. state
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