85 yrs 6 mos
Birth:
David M. [s. Levi. CR1], Sept. 26, 1799.
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At the onset of Fall, in the year of our Lord, 1799, David Marston Gilford was born in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, where he would live for his entire life.
His parents were Sarah Marston and Levi Gilford. David was the second of ten children, having an older sister, five younger sisters, and three little brothers. The Gilford (Guilford) family was English, and had been in Massachusetts since the 1600's.
David was a cordwainer, or maker of soft leather luxury shoes, and worked in the shoe making business for over 50 years.
On April 17, 1826, in Danvers, Massachusetts, David married Harriet Groves, who came from another old Massachusetts family. He was 26 years old at the time of his marriage, and she was 21.
The couple named their first two children after themselves. David Augustus was born 1827 and died in 1897, and was a Civil War veteran. Harriet Eliza was born next and lived from 1828-1863.
In total, David and Harriet had five boys and four girls. The two mentioned above, and the remaining as follows: Sarah Ann (Verry) 1830-1890, William Groves 1833-1835, Abby Maria (George) who migrated west to homestead in Nebraska, 1836-1901, William Francis 1840-1861 (died in wounds received while serving as an engineer in the Civil War), Elbridge E (Henry) 1843-1917 (a veteran of the Civil War), George Alfred 1845-1847, and Mary Elizabeth (Hamilton) 1848-1866 (died at 18 years of age, one week after birthing her first child).
David (Sr) was in his early 60's during the Civil War. Three of his sons were involved with the war. David and Elbridge survived, although David was wounded. William died of typhoid contracted during the war.
Also during the war, the Guilfords lost their oldest daughter Harriet, who died during the birth of her fifth child, in 1863. Before that, they had lost two baby boys in their infancy. Certainly, they had their share of heartache.
David continued to work at the shoe factory, even into his early 70's. He owned his own moderate home on Nichols Street in Danvers.
His wife Harriet died in 1883, and in the Spring of 1885, on tenth day of March, and at age 85, David joined her in eternity. He lived a long and prosperous life, having outlived over half his children. His cause of death was listed as paralysis.
David and Harriet are buried together at Holten Cemetery in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts.
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Birth:
David M. [s. Levi. CR1], Sept. 26, 1799.
***
At the onset of Fall, in the year of our Lord, 1799, David Marston Gilford was born in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, where he would live for his entire life.
His parents were Sarah Marston and Levi Gilford. David was the second of ten children, having an older sister, five younger sisters, and three little brothers. The Gilford (Guilford) family was English, and had been in Massachusetts since the 1600's.
David was a cordwainer, or maker of soft leather luxury shoes, and worked in the shoe making business for over 50 years.
On April 17, 1826, in Danvers, Massachusetts, David married Harriet Groves, who came from another old Massachusetts family. He was 26 years old at the time of his marriage, and she was 21.
The couple named their first two children after themselves. David Augustus was born 1827 and died in 1897, and was a Civil War veteran. Harriet Eliza was born next and lived from 1828-1863.
In total, David and Harriet had five boys and four girls. The two mentioned above, and the remaining as follows: Sarah Ann (Verry) 1830-1890, William Groves 1833-1835, Abby Maria (George) who migrated west to homestead in Nebraska, 1836-1901, William Francis 1840-1861 (died in wounds received while serving as an engineer in the Civil War), Elbridge E (Henry) 1843-1917 (a veteran of the Civil War), George Alfred 1845-1847, and Mary Elizabeth (Hamilton) 1848-1866 (died at 18 years of age, one week after birthing her first child).
David (Sr) was in his early 60's during the Civil War. Three of his sons were involved with the war. David and Elbridge survived, although David was wounded. William died of typhoid contracted during the war.
Also during the war, the Guilfords lost their oldest daughter Harriet, who died during the birth of her fifth child, in 1863. Before that, they had lost two baby boys in their infancy. Certainly, they had their share of heartache.
David continued to work at the shoe factory, even into his early 70's. He owned his own moderate home on Nichols Street in Danvers.
His wife Harriet died in 1883, and in the Spring of 1885, on tenth day of March, and at age 85, David joined her in eternity. He lived a long and prosperous life, having outlived over half his children. His cause of death was listed as paralysis.
David and Harriet are buried together at Holten Cemetery in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts.
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85 yrs 6 mos
Birth:
David M. [s. Levi. CR1], Sept. 26, 1799.
***
At the onset of Fall, in the year of our Lord, 1799, David Marston Gilford was born in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, where he would live for his entire life.
His parents were Sarah Marston and Levi Gilford. David was the second of ten children, having an older sister, five younger sisters, and three little brothers. The Gilford (Guilford) family was English, and had been in Massachusetts since the 1600's.
David was a cordwainer, or maker of soft leather luxury shoes, and worked in the shoe making business for over 50 years.
On April 17, 1826, in Danvers, Massachusetts, David married Harriet Groves, who came from another old Massachusetts family. He was 26 years old at the time of his marriage, and she was 21.
The couple named their first two children after themselves. David Augustus was born 1827 and died in 1897, and was a Civil War veteran. Harriet Eliza was born next and lived from 1828-1863.
In total, David and Harriet had five boys and four girls. The two mentioned above, and the remaining as follows: Sarah Ann (Verry) 1830-1890, William Groves 1833-1835, Abby Maria (George) who migrated west to homestead in Nebraska, 1836-1901, William Francis 1840-1861 (died in wounds received while serving as an engineer in the Civil War), Elbridge E (Henry) 1843-1917 (a veteran of the Civil War), George Alfred 1845-1847, and Mary Elizabeth (Hamilton) 1848-1866 (died at 18 years of age, one week after birthing her first child).
David (Sr) was in his early 60's during the Civil War. Three of his sons were involved with the war. David and Elbridge survived, although David was wounded. William died of typhoid contracted during the war.
Also during the war, the Guilfords lost their oldest daughter Harriet, who died during the birth of her fifth child, in 1863. Before that, they had lost two baby boys in their infancy. Certainly, they had their share of heartache.
David continued to work at the shoe factory, even into his early 70's. He owned his own moderate home on Nichols Street in Danvers.
His wife Harriet died in 1883, and in the Spring of 1885, on tenth day of March, and at age 85, David joined her in eternity. He lived a long and prosperous life, having outlived over half his children. His cause of death was listed as paralysis.
David and Harriet are buried together at Holten Cemetery in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts.
***
Birth:
David M. [s. Levi. CR1], Sept. 26, 1799.
***
At the onset of Fall, in the year of our Lord, 1799, David Marston Gilford was born in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts, where he would live for his entire life.
His parents were Sarah Marston and Levi Gilford. David was the second of ten children, having an older sister, five younger sisters, and three little brothers. The Gilford (Guilford) family was English, and had been in Massachusetts since the 1600's.
David was a cordwainer, or maker of soft leather luxury shoes, and worked in the shoe making business for over 50 years.
On April 17, 1826, in Danvers, Massachusetts, David married Harriet Groves, who came from another old Massachusetts family. He was 26 years old at the time of his marriage, and she was 21.
The couple named their first two children after themselves. David Augustus was born 1827 and died in 1897, and was a Civil War veteran. Harriet Eliza was born next and lived from 1828-1863.
In total, David and Harriet had five boys and four girls. The two mentioned above, and the remaining as follows: Sarah Ann (Verry) 1830-1890, William Groves 1833-1835, Abby Maria (George) who migrated west to homestead in Nebraska, 1836-1901, William Francis 1840-1861 (died in wounds received while serving as an engineer in the Civil War), Elbridge E (Henry) 1843-1917 (a veteran of the Civil War), George Alfred 1845-1847, and Mary Elizabeth (Hamilton) 1848-1866 (died at 18 years of age, one week after birthing her first child).
David (Sr) was in his early 60's during the Civil War. Three of his sons were involved with the war. David and Elbridge survived, although David was wounded. William died of typhoid contracted during the war.
Also during the war, the Guilfords lost their oldest daughter Harriet, who died during the birth of her fifth child, in 1863. Before that, they had lost two baby boys in their infancy. Certainly, they had their share of heartache.
David continued to work at the shoe factory, even into his early 70's. He owned his own moderate home on Nichols Street in Danvers.
His wife Harriet died in 1883, and in the Spring of 1885, on tenth day of March, and at age 85, David joined her in eternity. He lived a long and prosperous life, having outlived over half his children. His cause of death was listed as paralysis.
David and Harriet are buried together at Holten Cemetery in Danvers, Essex County, Massachusetts.
***
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