Born in Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Ancestors 
Daughter of Reuben Gifford
and Anstice (Taber) Gifford
Sister of
William Taber Gifford
Wife of
Nathaniel Stillwell
— married
15 Jun 1812 in Fall River, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Mother of
Phebe H. (Stillwell) Whitman and Nathaniel Stillwell
Died
at age 63
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Feb 2019
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Biography
2 October 1850: Newfield, Tompkins, New York; Reuben Gifford, Farmer, 73 Rhode Island; Anstice Gifford 75 Rhode Island; Betsey Gifford 55 Rhode Island; (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MC1Y-KT2
Sources
Name: Betsy Gifford Birthplace: Tiverton, Rhode Island Husband: Nathaniel Stilwell Son: Nathaniel Stilwell Other information in the record of Nathaniel Stilwell from Massachusetts Deaths Name: Nathaniel Stilwell Event Type: Death Event Date: 12 May 1861 Event Place: Fall River, Massachusetts Residence Place: Fall River, Massachusetts Age: 37 Marital Status: Married Birthplace: Fall River, Massachusetts Birth Year (Estimated): 1824 Father's Name: Nathaniel Stilwell Father's Birthplace: Tiverton, Rhode Island Mother's Name: Betsy Gifford Mother's Birthplace: Tiverton, Rhode Island
"Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7P8-R7N : 10 March 2018), Betsy Gifford in entry for Nathaniel Stilwell, 12 May 1861; citing Fall River, Massachusetts, v 147 p 94, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 960,178.
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