Abigail SALISBURY

Born

16 October 1733 , Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Died

11 July 1765 , Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

Abigail married Canaan GIFFORD 20 June 1751 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Canaan GIFFORD was born 15 June 1731 in Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations . Canaan died 25 June 1786 in Newport, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations. Canaan was the child of Enos GIFFORD and Phyllis ALLEN .

Parents & Family of Abigail SALISBURY

Parents of Abigail SALISBURY

Father

Joseph SALISBURY

Mother

Innocent HEAD

Grandparents of Abigail SALISBURY

Paternal grandparents

Joseph SALISBURY Mary PADDOCK

Maternal grandparents

Henry HEAD Elisabeth PALMER

Spouses, Marriages & Children of Abigail SALISBURY

Abigail SALISBURY married

Canaan GIFFORD
Marriage date: 20 June 1751
Marriage place: Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Source: ancestry.com

Canaan GIFFORD was the child of Enos GIFFORD and Phyllis ALLEN

Marriage notes:

Name: Abigail Salisbury

Gender: Female

Birth Year: 1733

Spouse Name: Canaan Gifford

Spouse

Birth Place: MA

Spouse Birth Year: 1731

Marriage

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

Hercules GIFFORD

Born: 9 January 1752, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: abt. 1810, , New York, USA

Ruth GIFFORD

Born: 29 June 1756, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
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

Gideon Moore GIFFORD

Born: 5 May 1760, Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
Died: 10 January 1810, Pawlet, Vermont, USA

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Birth

Name: Abigail Salisbury
Birth Date: 16 Oct 1733
Birth Place: Rhode Island, USA
Father Name: Joseph Salisbury
Mother Name: Innocent Head
Page Number: 154

Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.

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1751 Marriage / Partner
Abigail SALISBURY and Canaan GIFFORD 20 June 1751, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

She was 17 years old.

1752 Birth of Child
Hercules GIFFORD was born 9 January 1752, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Abigail was 18 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1756 Birth of Child
Ruth GIFFORD was born 29 June 1756, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Abigail was 22 years old.

1758 Birth of Child
Noah GIFFORD was born 8 February 1758, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Abigail was 24 years old.

1760 Birth of Child
Gideon Moore GIFFORD was born 5 May 1760, Little Compton, Rhode Island, USA (Adamsville)

Abigail was 26 years old.

Death — 1765
11 July 1765
Little Compton, Crown Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
She died at the age of 31.

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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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