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Stephen Gifford

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Stephen Gifford

Birth
England
Death
27 Nov 1724 (aged 82–83)
Norwichtown, New London County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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STEPHEN GIFFORD WAS PROBABLY BORN IN ENGLAND. AT THIS TIME HIS BIRTH PARENTS ARE NOT IDENTIFIED. HE WAS MARRIED TWICE AND HAD CHILDREN BY BOTH. HE IN BURIED IN NORWICHTOWN, CONNETICUT, at the COLONIAL Cemetery, next to his second wife. It is a very well kept cemetery. Hugh Calkins, John Calkins and Stephen
Gifford were founders of the town.
HE IS THE ANCESTOR OF FRANK NEWTON GIFFORD, THE HUSBAND OF KATHIE LEE GIFFORD. THERE ARE TWO BRANCHES OF GIFFORDS. STEPHEN WAS ONE AND WILLIAM THE OTHER. WILLIAM CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN ABOUT 1643. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT WILLIAM MIGHT BE THE FATHER OF STEPHEN. NOT DOCUMENTED. WILLIAM DIDNOT LIST STEPHEN AS A CHILD IN HIS WILL.

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STEPHEN GIFFORD WAS PROBABLY BORN IN ENGLAND. AT THIS TIME HIS BIRTH PARENTS ARE NOT IDENTIFIED. HE WAS MARRIED TWICE AND HAD CHILDREN BY BOTH. HE IN BURIED IN NORWICHTOWN, CONNETICUT, at the COLONIAL Cemetery, next to his second wife. It is a very well kept cemetery. Hugh Calkins, John Calkins and Stephen
Gifford were founders of the town.
HE IS THE ANCESTOR OF FRANK NEWTON GIFFORD, THE HUSBAND OF KATHIE LEE GIFFORD. THERE ARE TWO BRANCHES OF GIFFORDS. STEPHEN WAS ONE AND WILLIAM THE OTHER. WILLIAM CAME TO THE UNITED STATES IN ABOUT 1643. IT HAS BEEN SAID THAT WILLIAM MIGHT BE THE FATHER OF STEPHEN. NOT DOCUMENTED. WILLIAM DIDNOT LIST STEPHEN AS A CHILD IN HIS WILL.

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