Lewis GIFFORD b. 21 Apr 1757 Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts d. 14 Dec 1843 Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts: Darlene's Family Genealogy

1757 - 1843 (86 years)

Name	Lewis GIFFORD [1, 2]
	His name was also listed as Elisha. His Occupation: Blacksmith. According to NEGH Register, Col 133, January 1979, page 50.. 93. Lewis Gifford (Thomas3, James2, William1), was born 21 April 1757, and died 14 December 1843 (Dartmouth Vital Records). This is HEG's branch No. 9, page 72. He married first, 26 October 1777, Jedidah Tabor, daughter of Peter4 Tabor(Joseph3,Thomas2, Philip1), born about 1756. Descendants of this marriage can trace a line back to Francis Cook of the Mayflower. He married secondly, 26 September 1799, Susanna (Ashley) Allen, widow of William Allen (Dartmouth Vital Records). Lewis Gifford served in the Revolution , enlistings as a private 17 April 1776, stationed at Dartmouth on duty to guard the seacoast. He enlisted again in 1780 (see Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 6:403). He petitioned for a pension 30 August 1832, stating that he was "born at Dartmouth and aged 75 last April." Abner B. Gifford, J.P. took his deposition. Among the character witnesses were: Joseph Gifford, Esq., Adam Gifford and William Gifford (National Archives, Revolutionary Pension File, S-15, 501). Gifford, Lewis (also given Elisha). List of men who marched from Dartmouth to camp under command of Captain Benjamin Dillingham and arrived there February 15, 1776; also, Private, Captain Benjamin Dillingham's Company; enlisted April 17, 1776; service, 7 months, 13 days; company stationed on seacoast at Dartmouth; roll dated Dartmouth; also, Captain George Claghorn's Company, Colonel Abiel Mitchell's (Bristol Co.) regiment; enlisted July 31, 1780; discharged October 31, 1780; service, 3 months, 2 days; regiment raised to reinforce Continental Army. Military record taken for Massachusetts Soldiers & Sailors of the Revolutionary War, Volume I Page 311. Volume 6, Page 403. "Luis" Gifford was baptized Sunday, 1 July 1787, at Long Plain, Dartmouth. He and his family were members of the church of Elder Daniel Hix (See S.M. Andrews, A Sketch of Elder Daniel Hix, with the history of the First Christian Church in Dartmouth, Mass. (New Bedford, 1880), 57.) DAR INDEX, p 267 He is the son of Thomas Gifford b: 28 APR 1728 in Sandwich, Barnstable, Massachusetts and Content Borden [1]
Birth	21 Apr 1757	Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts [1]
Gender	Male
Death	14 Dec 1843	Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts [1]
Burial	Crapo Cemetery, Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts [1]
Person ID	I79595	Main Tree
Last Modified	2 Oct 2021

Family 1	Jedidah TABOR, b. Abt 1756
Marriage	26 Oct 1777 [1]
Family ID	F32031	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	22 Oct 2015

Family 2	Susannah ASHLEY, b. 5 Jan or Jun 1767, Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts d. 5 Oct 1833, Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts (Age 66 years)
Marriage	26 Sep 1799 [1, 2]
Family ID	F32029	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	2 Oct 2021

Event Map

	Birth - 21 Apr 1757 - Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
	Death - 14 Dec 1843 - Dartmouth, Bristol Co., Massachusetts
	Burial - - Crapo Cemetery, Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts

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Headstones

Lewis Gifford Headstone
Lewis Gifford is the husband of (1) Jedidah Tabor and (2) Susannah Ashley. He is buried in the Crapo Cemetery in Freetown, Bristol Co., Massachusetts.

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Sources
[S02329] Find A Grave Website.

[S3047] R. Eugene Ashley, The Old Colony ASHLEYS The Descendants of Abraham and Joseph ASHLEY of Rochester, Massachusetts.