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Briggs, Erasmus History
of the original town of Concord : being the present towns of Concord,
Collins, N. Collins, and Sardinia, Erie County, New York |
Page
656-657 Joseph
Gifford, son of Philip and Charity Gifford, was born in Hartford, Washington
county, N.Y., Feb. 13, 1813. When two years old he was taken to live with his
uncle, with whom he resided until he was twenty-two years of age. October 12,
1834, he married Mary Ann Goodell, daughter of John and Ruth Goodell. In
1835, he came to Collins and located on one hundred acres of unimproved land,
which was left to his wife by her father, to which Mr. Gifford has added
fifty acres, which farm he still owns and occupies.
His
children are: Ruth C., born Feb. 2,
1836, who is unmarried and lives with
her father. Mary E.,
born Feb. 2, 1839, who married Avery Knight, and died in Collins October 18,
1873. Lovinda and Melinda, who are twins, and were born July 1, 1841.
Melinda is a maiden lady and lives with her father. Lovinda married Martin
Lewis, Jan. 13, 1863, and resides at Jamestown, N. Y. She has two children :
Amy G., born Oct. 12, 1874, and Grace M., born April 6, 1878. Mary E. had one
son, Irwin A., born April 6, 1870, who, since the death of his mother, lives
with his grandfather. |
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