Elizabeth (Coffin) Gifford (1827 - 1901)

Born 12 Apr 1827 in Rhode Island

Ancestors

Wife of Ezra Gifford — married 29 Nov 1852 in Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island

Died 5 Feb 1901 at age 73 in Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island

Biography

Daughter of Paul Coffin and Priscilla Gardner, married 29 May 1806, Nantucket, Massachusetts

Children of Elizabeth and Ezra:

Paul C. Gifford 1858–1953

Edwin Gifford 1860–1920

Priscilla C. Gifford 1862–1870

Emma Carrie Gifford 1866–1940

Ada Elizabeth Gifford 1868–1873

Ezra Gifford 1870–1922

15 August 1850: Providence, Providence Co. Rhode Island; Occupation of Paul: Farmer; Paul Coffin 66 Massachusetts; Precilla Coffin 64 Massachusetts; Lydia Coffin 35 Massachusetts; Phebe Coffin 29 Rhode Island; William Coffin 34 Massachusetts; Sarah Coffin 26 Rhode Island; Elizabeth Coffin 23 Rhode Island; James Nichols 34 Massachusetts; Mary Nichols 34 Rhode Island; James Nichols 12 Rhode Island; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJ8-SYP

12-13 June 1900: Providence, Providence Co., Rhode Island; Widow, 6 children, 4 living; Elizabeth Gifford, Widow, Head of Household 73 Rhode Island/Massachusetts/Massachusetts; Paul C Gifford Son 42 At Sea, Am Co; Emma C Gifford Dau 34 At Sea, Am Co; Deborah W Gifford Sister-in-law 60 Massachusetts; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M97Y-24V

Sources

Rhode Island, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1630-1945; Ezra Gifford; Event Type: Marriage; Event Date: 29 November 1852; Event Place: Pawtucket, Providence, Rhode Island; Age: 26; Birth Year (Estimated): 1826; Father's Name: Clorher Gifford; Spouse's Name: Elizabeth Coffin; Spouse's Age: 25; Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1827; Spouse's Father's Name: Paul;

Find A Grave: Memorial #25604120 Elizabeth Gifford

Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950 ; Elizabeth Gifford; Death Date: 05 Feb 1901; Death Place: 73 Whittier Avenue, Providence, Providence, Rhode Island; Age: 73y, 9m, 24d; Birth Date: 1828; Marital Status: Widow; Spouse's Name: Ezra Gifford; Father's Name: Paul Coffin; Mother's Name: Priscilla Coffin; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F8ZK-4RN