Canaan was born about 1786. He is the son of Gideon Gifford.
Sources
1805 Return of Inhabitants for Wolford, County of Grenville (Upper Canada)
William Edmunds age 50
James Edmunds age 26
Rufus Edmunds age 19
Moses Edmunds age 17
Noah Edmunds age 3
Canaan Gifford age 17
Rebecah Edmunds age 49
Abigale Edmunds age 24
Anna Edmunds age 15
Lucy Edmunds age 14
Louvissa Edmunds age 12
Lydia Edmunds age 11
Delilah Edmunds age 7
Hannah Edmunds age 6
Melona Edmunds age 4
Minerva Edmunds age 2
Cainan Gifford age 19 (living with his sister - Abigail, wife of James)
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1806 Return of Inhabitants for Wolford, County of Grenville (Upper Canada)
Canaan Gifford age 20 - still living with Edmonds family
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1807 Return of Inhabitants for Wolford, County of Grenville (Upper Canada)
Cainan Gifford - still living with Edmonds family
Lists of Inhabitants in the Townships of Wolford, Oxford, Marlborough & Montague, in the County of Grenville (Upper Canada), was done in 1802, 1803, 1804, 1805, 1806 & 1807.
Accessed at the Saskatchewan Genealogical Society Library, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada (http://www.saskgenealogy.com)
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