Portsmouth, RI
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| Alfred Clark Chase
Died Aug 25, 1913 In his 81st Year Ruth Ann Anthony His Wife Died April 14 1898 In her 65th year (NOTE: Ruth Ann Anthony was the younger sister of my gg-grandfather, Albert C. Anthony) |
Albert G. Cook
Died March 1, 1886 Aged 85 Years 2 Months & 7 Days Hannah G. His Wife Died March 18,1856 Aged 48 Years 11 Months & 14 Days Gone But Not Forgotten (NOTE: Albert Gallatin Cook was the son of William Cook and his wife Elizabeth Slocum. Albert G. Cook was my 3g-granduncle, younger brother of my 3g-grandmother, Ruth Ann Cook, wife of William Anthony, and namesake of their son, Albert Anthony, my gg-grandfather) |
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| (Note: I included a second shot of the Anthony stone that shows the smaller stone with two little lambs on top of it, for these two daughters) | Stone of William Anthony [Jr.] Family - inscribed
on three sides:
[Side 1] William Anthony Feb 27, 1824 June 28, 1892 ----- Sarah Barker Nov. 3, 1826 June 16, 1908 [Side 2] Delia T. Anthony Jan. 15, 1854 May 24, 1860 ----- Sarah O. Anthony Mar. 11, 1855 May 16, 1860 [Side 3] Edwin R. Short 1851 - 1919 ----- His Wife Eliza B. Anthony 1862 - 1935 (NOTE: This William Anthony was the elder brother of my gg-grandfather, Albert C. Anthony, and son of William Anthony and Ruth Ann Cook.) |
The Gifford stones:
Capt. David Gifford Abigail Gifford [his wife] One unknown stone with a big hole in it, immediately to the left of Abigail Gifford's stone Joseph Gifford |
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| In Memory of
Joseph Gifford Died May 14 1776 in the 64th year of his age (NOTE: Joseph Gifford was David Gifford's father, and my 6g-grandfather. He was married to Mary Brayton, daughter of Thomas Brayton and Mary Freeborn) |
Unknown Gifford | Mrs. Abigail Gifford
wife of Capt. David Gifford died Aug 22 1832 Aged 90 years (Note: Abigail Gifford was born Abigail Durfee, daughter of David Durfee & Abigail Wing. She was the second wife of David Gifford.) |
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In Memory of
Capt. David Gifford he died Nov 17th 1790 Aged 45 Years (Note: David Gifford was my 5g-grandfather. His first wife,
Sarah, apparently died in childbirth, giving birth to his daughter, Sarah,
who
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The SAR medallion and flag is in front of David Gifford's stone.
Here is what was written about Capt. David Gifford by William Field Reed
in "The Descendants of Thomas Durfee of Portsmouth, R.I.":
"David Gifford was highly esteemed by his fellow townsmen, and was, by their choice, made active and prominent in military and civil life. He was chosen by the General Assembly of Rhode Island to perform various military duties. In 1775, he was appointed Lieutenant in the first militia company of Portsmouth, of which, in 1776, he became Captain. In December, 1776, he received permission to proceed to Rhode Island with a flag of truce to secure an exchange of soldiers belonging to his company, that were prisoners of war in the hands of the British. In August, 1777, he was appointed a Lieutenant in Major Munroe's Co. He also commanded some boating parties. There is no personal record of his presence with the army during August, 1778, when the movement under General Sullivan took place. Without doubt he did his duty well. He was a recruiting officer in 1780, and was a member of the General Assembly in 1777 and 1780." |
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