Patience (Gifford) Kirby (1762 - 1811)

Born 21 Oct 1762 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Province of Massachusetts Bay

Ancestors

Wife of Elihu Kirby — married 15 Jun 1786 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 28 Oct 1811 at age 49 in Dartmouth, Bristol, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Elihu and Patience had at least one son, Elihu Kirby, Jr. 13 May 1801-24 Feb 1866. He married 9 May, 1831, Mary V. Wheeler 11 April 1808-3 June 1898.

Elihu Kirby Jr. and Mary had at least one daughter, Josephine E. Kirby, 15 Mar 1832-11 April 1924 who married 5 Sept 1849, William H. Halsey 26 Feb 1823-1863.

Josephine and William had at least one daughter, Alice Louise Halsey 16 Dec 1858, who married 14 Aug 1883, Howard Malcolm Snapp born 27 Sept, 1856.

Their son, Dorrance, Dibell Snapp, applied for membership to the Sons of the Revolution.

Sources

New England Historical Genealogical Society (NEHGS) , Vital Records : https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx

Westport, Massachusetts Historical Society Records: Children of William and Patience Gifford.

Sons of the Revolution Application #56301 dated 2 Oct 1937 under the name of Dorrance Dibell Snapp (husband of Harma Tingley), a 3rd great-grandson of Wesson Kirby whose service as a surveyor for the town of Dartmouth was accepted under the class "Overt Act" by the SAR.