Waity (Crapo) Gifford (1787 - 1880)

When Waity Crapo was born on April 4, 1787, in Freetown, Massachusetts, her father, Joshua Crapo, was 40, and her mother, Jane Haskins, was 39. ^[1]
She married Zaccheus Gifford on August 30, 1807, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. ^[2][3]
They had 11 children in 21 years.

1. Frederick Gifford, born 1808
2. Ruth Gifford, born 1810
3. Leonard Gifford, born 1812
4. Lauretta Gifford, born 1815
5. Elkanah Gifford, born 1817
6. Amanda Gifford, born 1819
7. Lemuel Gifford, born 1821
8. Mary Gifford, born 1823
9. Eveline Gifford, born 1825
10. Franklin Gifford, born 1827
11. Caroline Gifford, born 1829

In 1850, Waity, age 62, resided with her family in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA^[4]
In 1860, Waity, age 72, resided with her family in Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA^[5]
On 25 May 1865, Waity's husband Zaccheus died at the age of 77, in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA^[6]
In 1865, Waity, age 77, and now widowed, resided in Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA^[7]
In 1870, Waity, age 82, resided in Dartmouth, North Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA^[8]
Waity died on April 26, 1880, in New Bedford, Massachusetts, at the impressive age of 93, and was buried in Gifford-Richmond-Mosher Burial Ground, Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts.^[9][10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Name: Wait Crapo Event Type: Birth Birth Date: 4 Apr 1787 Birth Place: Freetown, Massachusetts Father Name: Joshua Crapo Mother Name: Jenney. br> https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=2495&h=45908281&indiv=try.
2. ↑ Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011), Ancestry.com, Name: Wait Crapo Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 30 Aug 1807 Marriage Place: Dartmouth, Massachusetts Spouse Name: Zaches Gifford.
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3. ↑ Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700-1850 (Lehi, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2018), Ancestry.com, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Vital Records of Dartmouth, Massachusetts to the End of the Year 1850. Name: Wait Crapo Event Type: Marriage Marriage Date: 30 Aug 1807 Marriage Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Spouse: Zacheus Gifford.
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4. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1850 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Year: 1850; Census Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: 309; Page: 451A. Name: Weighty Gifford [Waity Gifford] Gender: Female Age: 63 Birth Year: abt 1787 Birthplace: Massachusetts Home in 1850: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Line Number: 40 Dwelling Number: 681 Family Number: 790 Household Members: Name Age Zacheus Gifford 62 Weighty Gifford 63 Franklin Gifford 21.
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5. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1860 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Year: 1860; Census Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Page: 852; Family History Library Film: 803492. Name: Waity Gifford Age: 73 Birth Year: abt 1787 Gender: Female Birth Place: Massachusetts Home in 1860: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Post Office: North Dartmouth Dwelling Number: 1743 Family Number: 2270 Household Members: Name Age Zacheres Gifford 73 Waity Gifford 73 Caroline Brownell 33 George A Brownell 11 Sylvia Devoll 83.
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6. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Name: Zaccheus Gifford Birth Date: 1788 Birth Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America Death Date: 25 May 1865 Death Place: Dartmouth, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America Cemetery: Gifford-Richmond-Mosher Burial Ground Burial or Cremation Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America Has Bio?: N Father: John Gifford Mother: Isabel Gifford Spouse: Waity Gifford Children: Lemuel M Gifford Elkanah Gifford Leonard G Gifford Mary M Mosher Frederick Gifford Eveline Kirk Ruth H Phillips.
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98263826/zaccheus-gifford#view-photo=188475929
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98263826/zaccheus-gifford .
7. ↑ Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, State Census, 1865 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014), Ancestry.com, Name: Waighty Gifford Gender: Female Marital status: Widowed Birth Year: abt 1795 Birth Place: Freetown, Massachusetts Residence: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Enumeration Year: 1865 Age: 70 Household number: 655 Reel Number: 3 Volume Number: 5 Household Members: Name Age Waighty Gifford 70 Sylvia Devoll 87 George A Brownell 16.
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8. ↑ Ancestry.com, 1870 United States Federal Census (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009), Ancestry.com, Year: 1870; Census Place: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts; Roll: M593_603; Page: 124A; Family History Library Film: 552102. Name: Waite Gifford Age in 1870: 83 Birth Year: abt 1787 Birthplace: Massachusetts Dwelling Number: 204 Home in 1870: Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts Race: White Gender: Female Post Office: North Dartmouth Occupation: Keeping House Personal Estate Value: 500 Household Members: Name Age Waite Gifford 83.
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9. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Ancestry.com, Name: Waity Gifford Birth Date: 4 Apr 1787 Birth Place: Freetown, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America Death Date: 26 Apr 1880 Death Place: New Bedford, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America Cemetery: Gifford-Richmond-Mosher Burial Ground Burial or Cremation Place: Westport, Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States of America Has Bio?: N Father: Joshua Crapo Spouse: Zaccheus Gifford Children: Lemuel M Gifford Elkanah Gifford Leonard G Gifford Mary M Mosher Frederick Gifford Eveline Kirk Ruth H Phillips.
   https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/98263807/waity-gifford.
10. ↑ Ancestry.com, U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Ancestry.com, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Non-population Census Schedules for Massachusetts, 1850-1880; Archive Collection: T1204; Archive Roll Number: 37; Census Year: 1880; Census Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts. Name: Maitey Gifford [Waity Gifford] Gender: Female Race: White Marital status: Widowed Estimated birth year: abt 1787 Birth Place: Massachusetts, USA Age: 93 Death Date: Apr 1880 Cause of Death: Congestion of the Lungs Census Year: 1880 Census Place: New Bedford, Bristol, Massachusetts, USA Line: 18.
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11. ↑ Ancestry.com, Massachusetts, Death Records, 1841-1915 (Provo, UT, USA, Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2013), Ancestry.com, New England Historic Genealogical Society; Boston, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Vital Records, 1840???1911. Name: Waitey Gifford [Waitey Gifford] [Maitey Crapo] [Maitey Crasso] Gender: Female Age: 93 Birth Date: abt 1787 Birth Place: Assonet Death Date: 26 Apr 1880 Death Place: New Bedford, Massachusetts, USA Father: J Crapo Mother: Mary Crapo Cause of Death: Congested Lungs Wills and Probates: Search for Waitey Gifford in Massachusetts Wills & Probates collection.
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