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PERRY GIFFORD SCION OF PIONEER FAMILY
Simcoe Reformer February 14, 1929
His father served in the War of 1812 - Settled on Banks of the Grand River in Haldimand County - Many Descendants of Family in this Part of Ontario
The death of Perry Gifford, and old and esteemed resident of Simcoe, took place on Sunday, February 10th, in his 84th year. Though born in Haldimand County, the late Mr. Gifford had made his home in Simoe nearly all his life and was known to a host of friends in this district.
Besides his wife, three daughters and two sons, Mrs. Samuel Barker of Charlotteville, Miss Edith, Miss Meda, Harvey and Frank, all at home, are left to mourn.
The funeral was conducted from the family residence, 189 Maple St. on Tuesday last. Rev. F. H. Wentworth, pastor of the Baptist Church, officiated. The bearers were David Grant, James Elliot, Charles Whitehead, Culver Schram, Fred Summerhayes and George Bint. Interment was made in the family plot at Oakwood Cemetery.
The following interesting account of the Gifford family has been furnished The Reformer by Mr. Lewis Brown.
The late Perry Gifford was born in the Township of Rainham (sic South Cayuga), Haldimand County, on November 9th 1845. The farm on which he was born was owned and occupied by his father Perry Gifford and consisted of 200 acres lying along the Grand River, six miles south of Cayuga. It was known for many years as the Gifford farm.
Perry Gifford Sr. was born in the town of New Bedford, Connecticutt on Febuary 10. 1776. the year of the American Revolution. When eighteen years of age he came to the Niagara Frontier and served under Sir John Graves Simcoe, the first Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada. A few years later he married and moved west to the Grand River settling on the farm referred to above, which he owned and occupied until the time of his death. He served as an officer in the War of 1812, and also took part in the Rebellion of 1837.
By his first wife there were five children, three sons and two daughters. The eldest of the sons married Rebecca Meade, daughter of Richard Meade of Port Dover. The Gifford family was quite large and is from the branch that the Giffords of Haldimand of today come.
In 1836 Perry Gifford Sr. became a widower by the loss of his wife, and two years later he married again. His bride was a girl of 21 while Mr. Gifford was then in his 63rd year. Four children were born to this union. Of these Perry Gifford Jr. was the youngest. Perry Gifford Sr. died when little Perry was five years old and shortly afterwards the young widow with her three children came and settled in Woodhouse, Norfolk County.
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From Les Barker -
Perry Arthur Gifforf Jr., 1845-1929, was married to Sarah Barber. After they were married Perry and Sarah bought a house at the corner of Maple and Metcalfe Streets in Simcoe, Ontario. Together they had eleven children: Mary Ann, married to Samuel Barker; Ella J.; Alice M.; Sarah L.; Edith Isabel (twin); Ada Victoria (twin); Harvey Perry A.; Frank W.E.; Armeda May; Lorne Ernest; Cecil Earl. According to Perry Jr.'s obituary in the Simcoe Reformer on February 14, 1929 (Reel #N186, OA, page 12), Perry was survived by his wife, Sarah, three daughters and two sons, "Mrs. Samuel Barker of Charlotteville, Miss Edith, Miss Meda, Harvey and Frank, all at home". Perry and Sarah Barber were married for 62 years. She died 11 days after his death.
Norfolk Marriages - Perry Gifford, Aged 22 Years, Resides Woodhouse Township, Born About 1845, Son of Perry and Mary Elizabeth Gifford, Sarah Ann Barber, Aged 21 Years, Born About 1846, Resides Windham Township, Born Grimsby Township, Daughter of M. E. and Annie Elizabeth Barber, March 6, 1867 at Norfolk
1871 Census Index - Perry Gifford, Aged 25, Born About 1846, Born Ontario, English, Plymouth Brethern, Laborer, Windham, Norfolk North, Head of Household
On the 1891 Census of Simcoe, Norfolk South, Ontario are:
Gifford Perry, Male, Aged 46, Married, Head, Born Ontario, Father Born Ontario, Mother Born Ireland, Salvation Army, Laborer
Gifford Sarah, Female, Aged 45,Married, Wife, Born Ontario, Father Born England, Mother Born England
Gifford Sarah, Female, Aged 19, Single, Daughter, Born Ontario, Father Born Ontario, Mother Born Ontario
Gifford Edith, Female, Aged 15, Single, Daughter, Born Ontario, Father Born Ontario, Mother Born Ontario
Gifford Harvy, Male, Aged 12, Single, Son, Born Ontario, Father Born Ontario, Mother Born Ontario
Gifford Frank, Male, Aged 10, Single, Son, Born Ontario, Father Born Ontario, Mother Born Ontario
Gifford Almeda, Female, Aged 5, Single, Daughter, Born Ontario, Father Born Ontario, Mother Born Ontario
Gifford Lorney, Male, Aged 1, Single, Son, Born Ontario, Father Born Ontario, Mother Born Ontario
Wilder Charles, Male, Aged 63, Widowed, F., Born Germany, Father Born Germany, Mother Born Germany
On the 1901 Census of Simcoe, Norfolk South, Ontario are:
Gifford Perry, Male, Head, Married, Born 9 November 1844, Aged 56, Born Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist, Labour Farm
Gifford Sarah, Female, Wife, Married, Born 6 May 1845, Aged 55, Born Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
Gifford Edith, Female, Daughter, Single, Born 4 December 1878, Aged 22, Born Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist, Fact Oper
Gifford Harvy, Male, Son, Single, Born 7 November 1879, Aged 21, Born Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
Gifford Frank, Male, Son, Single, Born 23 June 1883, Aged 18, Born Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist, Laborer Farm
Gifford Nedda, Female, Daughter, Single, Born 17 December 1886, Aged 14, Born Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
Gifford Lorne, Male, Son, Single, Born 9 June 1889, Aged 12, Born Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
On the 1911 Census of Windham, Norfolk North, Ontario are:
Stringer James, Male, Head, Married, Born May 1860, Aged 51, Born Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Baptist, Farmer
Stringer Ella S., Female, Wife, Married, Born September 1869, Aged 41, Born Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
Stringer George A., Male, Son, Single, Born November 1889, Aged 21, Born Ontario, Scotch, Canadian, Baptist
Earl Lenard, Male, Grand Son, Single, Born December 1910, Aged 1, Born Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
Gifford Perry, Male, Father in Law, Married, Born June 1841, Aged 69, Born Ontario, English, Canadian, Baptist
Norfolk Deaths, Woodhouse - Gifford, Perry, Place of Death Industrial Home, Male, Scoth and Irish, Married, Aged 83 Years 3 Months 1 Day, Born Cayuga, Ontario, November 9, 1845, At Place of Death 12 Years, In Ontario Life, Father Perry Gifford, Born Haldimand County, Mother Mary Elizabeth Gifford McDowell, Born England, Physician Dr. W. A. McIntosh, Informant Mrs. Samuel Barker, R. R. # 1, Simcoe, Ontario, Daughter, Place of Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Date of Burial February 12, 1929, Undertaker H. R. MacGregor, Simcoe, Cause of Death Pneumonia, Duration 3 Days, Contributory Cause of Death Influenza, Duration 4 Days, John C. King Division Registrar of Woodhouse, Port Dover
Norfolk Deaths, Simcoe - Gifford, Sarah, Place of Death 189 Maple St., Female, English, Widow, Aged 82 Years 9 Months 15 Days, Born Grimsby, Ontario, May 6, 1846, Trade or Occupation Housework, At Place of Death 60 Years, In Ontario Life, Father John E. Barber, Born England, Mother Elizabeth Jane Barrett, Born England, Physician R. B. Hare, Simcoe, Informant Miss Edith Gifford, Simcoe, Sister(sic), Place of Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Date of Burial February 23, 1929, Undertaker H. R. MacGregor, Simcoe, Date of Death February 21, 1929, Cause of Death Chronic Myocarditis, Duration Several Years, Contributory Cause of Death Dropsy, Duration 1 Year, W. D. Stalker Division Registrar Simcoe, Ontario
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