Stephen GIFFORD

1641 - 1724  (83 years)

• Name	Stephen GIFFORD  [2, 3]
  	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. [1]
  Birth	1641  [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Nov 1724	Connecticut   [3, 4]
  Burial	Old Norwich Town Cemetery, Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut   [1]
  Person ID	I24961	Main Tree
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2022

  
  

  Family	Hanah GALLUP,   b. 14 Sep 1644, Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, USA d. 20 Jan 1724, Connecticut (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	18 Jun 1672	Stonington New London Co., Connecticut   [2, 3, 5]
  Pastor	Thomas Stanton, Comr.   [5]
  Children	1. Ruth GIFFORD   d. Aft 1756  [Birth]
  Family ID	F03284	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Feb 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - 29 Nov 1724 - Connecticut  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Headstones

  Stephen Gifford Headstone Stephen Gifford is the husband of Hanah Gallup. He is buried in the Old Norwichtown Cemetery i Norwich, New London Co., Connecticut. Created by: Myrtice Gifford Forsythe Photo added by: Rob Johnson

  
  

• Sources

  [S02329] Find A Grave Website. [S9214] Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut. [S9347] New England Marriages Prior to 1700. [S4716] Ancestry.com: Connecticut Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934. [S03430] The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records: Stonington.