Gideon Gifford DURFEE

(b. 28 December 1800 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 31 May 1882 , Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA )

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Gideon Gifford DURFEE was born 28 December 1800 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Gideon Gifford DURFEE was the child of George DURFEE and Sarah COGGESHALL and the grandchild of: (paternal) Job DURFEE and Mary SLOCUM (maternal) John COGGESHALL and Elizabeth STAFFORD

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Gideon Gifford married Pamelia FRANCIS 8 January 1827 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 13 children.
Pamelia FRANCIS was born 28 November 1807 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Pamelia died 9 April 1851 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Pamelia was the child of William FRANCIS and Patience NEGUS.

Gideon Gifford married (2) Rhoda MANCHESTER 7 October 1855 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Rhoda MANCHESTER was born abt. 1816 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts). Rhoda died 15 August 1884 in Fall River, Massachusetts, USA.

Gideon Gifford DURFEE died 31 May 1882 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA .
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Gideon Gifford DURFEE married

Pamelia FRANCIS-- Date: 8 January 1827 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Pamelia FRANCIS was the child of William FRANCIS and Patience NEGUS

Children of Gideon Gifford DURFEE and Pamelia FRANCIS:

George DURFEE (b.25 August 1827, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 30 March 1899, Windsor, Connecticut, USA )

Julia Ann DURFEE (b.September 2, 1828, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. January 25, 1905, Westport, Massachusetts, USA )
m. David A COGGESHALL 14 February 1846 in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA

Mary DURFEE (b.22 February 1830, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. abt. 1903, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)

Lydia DURFEE (b.18 July 1832, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. abt. 1903, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)

Bradford Francis DURFEE (b.4 July 1834, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 21 April 1924, Bristol, Rhode Island, USA )
m. Fanny A BORDEN 13 December 1857 in Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Rhoda DURFEE (b.15 March 1837, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. , , Rhode Island, USA)

Lovica (Lavina) DURFEE (b.7 February 1839, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 12 April 1917, Somerset, Massachusetts, USA)

Laura DURFEE (b.21 February 1841, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 7 November 1921, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA )

Malvina DURFEE (b.24 December 1842, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. , )

Ariadne DURFEE (b.8 April 1845, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 1 September 1867, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)

Charles Frank DURFEE (b.21 February 1847, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 2 October 1883, , Rhode Island, USA)

Leander DURFEE (b.30 May 1849, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 28 January 1910, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA)

Oliver DURFEE (b.6 April 1851, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. abt. 1925, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA )

Gideon Gifford DURFEE married

Rhoda MANCHESTER-- Date: 7 October 1855 Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA

Children of Gideon Gifford DURFEE and Rhoda MANCHESTER:

Ida Medora DURFEE (b.14 January 1858, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA d. 26 December 1937, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA )

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Birth
Name: Gideon Durfee
Birth Date: 28 Dec 1800
Birth Place: Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA
Father Name: George Durfee
Mother Name: Sarah Durfee
Page Number: 79

Ancestry.com. Rhode Island, Vital Extracts, 1636-1899 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
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Gideon Gifford DURFEE - Title The descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, R.I. Volume 2 of The Descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, R.I, William Field Reed Genea

Title The descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, R.I.
Volume 2 of The Descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, R.I, William Field Reed
Genealogy and Local History series
Publisher Gibson Bros., Printers, 1905
Original from Harvard University
Digitized Jan 31, 2008
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1801 - Thomas Jefferson becomes President of the United States

Thomas Jefferson Genealogy

1803 - Louisiana Purchase - The United States doubled its size by purchasing this territory from Spain. (October 20)

1805 - Lewis and Clark reach Pacific (November 15)

1809 - James Madison becomes President of the United States

The War of 1812 was a conflict between the United States and Great Britain, lasting from 1812 to 1815. It was primarily fueled by issues such as trade restrictions due to Britain's ongoing war with France, impressment of American sailors into the British Navy, and British support of Native American tribes against American expansion. The war ended with the Treaty of Ghent, restoring pre-war boundaries but resolving few of the initial disputes.

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1817 - James Monroe becomes President of the United States

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1825 - John Quincy Adams becomes President of the United States

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1826 - Former U.S. Presidents Thomas Jefferson and John Adams both die on the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1827 Marriage / Partner
Gideon Gifford DURFEE and Pamelia FRANCIS 8 January 1827, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

He was 26 years old.

1827 - The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is incorporated, becoming the first railroad in America offering commercial transportation of both people and freight.

1827 Birth of Child
George DURFEE was born 25 August 1827, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 26 years old.

1828 Birth of Child
Julia Ann DURFEE was born September 2, 1828, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 27 years old.

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1829 - Andrew Jackson becomes President of the United States

1830 - Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
2 males under 5, 1 male 30-40, 1 female under 5, and 1 female 20-30
1830 US Census

1830 Birth of Child
Mary DURFEE was born 22 February 1830, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 29 years old.

1830 - The Indian Removal Act marks the beginning of the forced relocation of five tribes of native Americans, known as Trail of Tears

1832 Birth of Child
Lydia DURFEE was born 18 July 1832, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 31 years old.

1834 Birth of Child
Bradford Francis DURFEE was born 4 July 1834, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 33 years old.

1837 - Martin Van Buren becomes President of the United States

1837 Birth of Child
Rhoda DURFEE was born 15 March 1837, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 36 years old.

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1839 Birth of Child
Lovica (Lavina) DURFEE was born 7 February 1839, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 38 years old.

1840 to 1860s - French-Canadian emigration to the United States

From the 1840s through the 1880s, thousands trekked westward, carrying only a few belonging and supplies for the journey, and settling on the western frontier, forever changing the American West.

1840 - Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
1 male 5-10, 1 male 10-15, 1 male 30-40, 2 females under 5, 1 female 5-10, 2 females 10-15, and 1 female 30-40
1840 US Census

1841 Birth of Child
Laura DURFEE was born 21 February 1841, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 40 years old.

1841 - William Henry Harrison becomes President of the United States

1841 - John Tyler becomes President of the United States

1842 Birth of Child
Malvina DURFEE was born 24 December 1842, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 42 years old.

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1845 - James Knox Polk becomes President of the United States

1845 Birth of Child
Ariadne DURFEE was born 8 April 1845, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 44 years old.

1846 Marriage of Child
Julia Ann DURFEE married 14 February 1846, Portsmouth, Rhode Island, USA to David A COGGESHALL

1847 Birth of Child
Charles Frank DURFEE was born 21 February 1847, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 46 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 - Zachary Taylor becomes President of the United States

1849 Birth of Child
Leander DURFEE was born 30 May 1849, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 48 years old.

1850 - Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Gideon G. 50, farmer, Parmelia (Pamelia) 42, Mary 20, Lydia F. 18, Bradford F. 16, Rhoda M. 13, Lovica 11, Laura R. 9, Malvina M. 7, Ariadne 5, Charles F. 4, and Leander 1. All were born in RI.
1850 US Census

1850 - Millard Fillmore becomes President of the United States

1851 Birth of Child
Oliver DURFEE was born 6 April 1851, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 50 years old.

1851 Death of Spouse/Partner
Pamelia FRANCIS died 9 April 1851, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

1853 - Franklin Pierce becomes President of the United States

1855 Marriage / Partner
Gideon Gifford DURFEE and Rhoda MANCHESTER 7 October 1855, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

He was 54 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1857 - James Buchanan becomes President of the United States

1857 - March 6 – Dred Scott v. Sandford: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Blacks are not citizens and slaves can not sue for freedom, driving the country further towards the American Civil War.

1857 Marriage of Child
Bradford Francis DURFEE married 13 December 1857, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts) to Fanny A BORDEN

1858 Birth of Child
Ida Medora DURFEE was born 14 January 1858, Tiverton, Rhode Island, USA (Tiverton, Massachusetts)

Gideon Gifford was 57 years old.

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1860 - Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Gideon G. 70, farmer, Rhoda 55, Leander 21, sailor, Ida 12, and Oliver P. 19, farm laborer. All were born in RI.
1860 US Census

1861 - February 8 – American Civil War: The Confederate States of America are formed, comprising the first six break-away states.

1861 - Abraham Lincoln becomes President of the United States

1863 - January 1 - President Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, freeing slaves.

1863 - October 3 – President Lincoln proclaims a national Thanksgiving day to be celebrated the final Thursday in November in the United States

1863 - November 19 – American Civil War: U. S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers the Gettysburg Address at the military cemetery dedication ceremony in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

April 14, 1865 - President Abraham Lincoln was mortally wounded by John Wilkes Booth at in Ford's Theatre in Washington, D.C. He died the next day. Andrew Johnson becomes President of the United States.

1867 Death of Child
Ariadne DURFEE died 1 September 1867, Fall River, Massachusetts, USA

Gideon Gifford was 66 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 - Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Gideon G. 70, farmer, Rhoda 55, Leander 21, sailor, Oliver P. 19, farm laborer, and Ida 12. All were born in RI.
1870 US Census

1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1875 - Tiverton, Rhode Island
Name: Gideon G Durfee
Birth Date: abt 1800
Birth Place: Tiverton
Gender: Male
Age: 75
Marital status: Married
Relationship: Head
Enumeration Year: 1875
Township: Tiverton
County: Newport
Enumeration District or Census Tract: 1
Line Number: 30
Household number: 62
Volume Number: 7
Household Members:
Name Age
Gideon G Durfee 75
Rhoda Durfee 60
Thos Macomber 23
Ida M Macomber 17
James A Macomber 19
Rhode Island State Census, 1875. Microfilm. New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 - Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island
Gideon G., farmer, 79, born in RI, as were his parents, Rhoda 67, born in RI, as were her parents, A. Thomas Macomber, farmer, son-in-law, 26, born in RI, his father was born in RI, and his mother in MA, Ida M. Macomber, daughter, 22, born in RI, and Otto Vernon Macomber, 2, born in RI.
1880 US Census

1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1882 Death
Rhode Island Deaths and Burials, 1802-1950
name: Gideon G. Durfee
gender: Male
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death date: 31 May 1882
death place: Tiverton, Newport, Rhode Island, United States
age: 81
birth date: 1801
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father's name: George Durfee
father's birthplace:
mother's name: Sarah C. Durfee
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indexing project (batch) number: I09586-1
system origin: Rhode Island-EASy
source film number: 2316083
reference number: p 56
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