Ransom Clifford (1812–1868) • FamilySearch

Ransom Clifford

1812–22 March 1868 (Age 56)
New Hampshire, United States

The Life of Ransom

When Ransom Clifford was born in 1812, in New Hampshire, United States, his father, Elisha Clifford, was 30 and his mother, Betsey Tyler, was 26. He married Rhoda W Gutterson on 21 September 1833, in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 22 March 1868, in Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 56.

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Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Ransom Clifford

1812–1868

Rhoda W Gutterson

1810–1865

Marriage: 21 September 1833

Rev Branch Greenleaf Clifford DD

1843–1910

Spouse and Children

Ransom Clifford

Male1812–1868Male

Rhoda W Gutterson

Female1810–1865Female

MARRIAGE
21 September 1833
Methuen, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

children

(1)

Rev Branch Greenleaf Clifford DD

Male1843–1910Male

Parents and Siblings

Elisha Clifford

Male1782–Male

Betsey Tyler

Female1786–Female

siblings

(6)

Emery Clifford

Male1808–Male

Plummer Clifford

Male1810–Male

Betsey Clifford

Female1810–1897Female

Ransom Clifford

Male1812–1868Male

Ehza Clifford

Male1814–Male

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World Events (7)

1812

Age 0

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

1812 · War of 1812

Age 0

Because of the outbreak of war from Napoleonic France, Britain decided to blockade the trade between the United States and the French. The US then fought this action and said it was illegal under international law. Britain supplied Native Americans who raided settlers living on the frontier and halting expansion westward. In 1814, one of the British raids stormed into Washington D.C. burning down the capital. Neither the Americans or the British wanted to continue fighting, so negotiations of peace began. After Treaty of Ghent was signed, Unaware of the treaty, British forces invaded Louisiana but were defeated in January 1815.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Age 18

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

Name Meaning

Clifford

Ransom

English: habitational name from any of various places called Clifford, for example in Devon, Gloucestershire, West Yorkshire, and in particular Herefordshire. The place name is derived from Old English clif ‘slope’ + ford ‘ford’.

Sources (3)

Ramon Clifford, "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915"
Ransom Clifford, "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001"
Ransom Clifford in entry for Branch G Clifford, "New Hampshire, Births and Christenings, 1714-1904"

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