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From - 1879 Historical Atlas of Haldimand County
Historical Sketch of the County of Haldimand
South Cayuga contained no white man until after the surrender except on the Fradenburgh tract, where Perry Gifford lived and kept a ferry, which was the only point along the river where teams could cross until the dam at Dunnville was completed. Gifford's Ferry! What a place of importance it was in the dim and almost forgotten lang syne, and how many fading associations cluster around the name, and Windecker's, on the North Cayuga side of the river, where everyone who crossed by the ferry tarried to discuss with mine host a glass of genuine "old rye" and the latest news, with at times a little harmless gossip, for our fathers differed little in this respect from the present generation. Gifford's Ferry is a thing of the past, and Windecker's, with its broad fire-place and homely glories, exists no more as an inn, but many are still living who have warmed themselves at the blazing hearth and enjoyed the homely hospitality dispensed in the old log tavern, long since demolished, of which over half a century ago George Windecker was landlord.
Adapted From Les Barker's Website
A Short History and Genealogical Record
Perry Gifford came to the Grand River from the United States, possibly from New York, and possibly with a brother named Hiram Gifford and maybe with another undocumented brother. He was born in 1773 and was in Haldimand before 1812 when he was operating his ferry. He married his first wife around 1800 when their oldest child was born. We know nothing about her except that she died around 1836. There is a family story that says she suffered a fall from a horse that left her severely brain damaged. The sequel to the story is that she was nursed by a neighbour's young daughter, who later became the second wife of Perry Gifford.
Together Perry and his first wife had four or possibly five children:
1. John Gifford, born 1800, died 1872, was married to Rebecca Meade before 1826
2. Harvey, 1805-1886, married to 1) Eliza Allaire; 2) Lydia Yager.
3. Hiram, born in 1804, twin to Harvey, married to 1) Lorenthe, died 1848; 2) Mary Cristor in 1849 in Walpole Township.
4. Mary, born in 1808, married to William Starkey. Together they had ten children:
5. There may also have been another child of Perry and his first wife, a daughter.
After Perry's wife died, he married Mary Elizabeth, surname possibly Clifford, born in 1817, and together they had four children:
1. Alexander, born in 1832.
2. Jane, born in 1835.
3. Catherine (possible), born in 1839, living with the family of Daniel and Mary Garber in the 1852 South Cayuga Census.
4. Perry Arthur, Jr. born in 1845
On the 1852 Census of South Cayuga, Haldimand, Ontario are:
Alexander Gifford, Farmer, Born Walpole, Upper Canada, Baptist, Single, Aged 19, Male
Jane Gifford, Born South Cayuga, Religion Not Known, Aged 16, Single, Female
Perry Gifford, Born South Cayuga, No Religion, Aged 9, Single, Male
Family members 2 male, 1 female, Log House, 1 Storey, 1 Family Occupying
Daniel Garber, Farmer, Born United States, United Presbyterian, Married, Aged 32, Male
Mary Garber, Born Upper Canada, Mennonist, Married, Aged 32, Female
Joseph Garber, Born South Cayuga, No Religion, Single, Aged 8, Male
Elizabeth Garber, Born South Cayuga, No Religion, Single, Aged 5, Female
John Garber, Born South Cayuga, No Religion, Single, Aged 4, Male
Henry Garber, Born South Cayuga, No Religion, Single, Aged 1, Male
Catherine Gifford, Born South Cayuga, No Religion, Single, Aged 12, Female
Oliver Wilson, Born United States, No Religion, Single, Aged 19, Male
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Rainham Builders
Abt 1773 - 1847 (~ 74 years)