Brief Life History of Stephen
When Stephen Giffin was born on 19 July 1753, in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, his father, Stephen Giffen Sr, was 41 and his mother, Ann, was 44. He married Mary Donelson on 28 December 1780, in York, Pennsylvania, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Mary Ann Township, Licking, Ohio, United States in 1820 and Clay Township, Knox, Ohio, United States in 1830. He registered for military service in 1777. He died on 6 November 1839, in Knox, Ohio, United States, at the age of 86, and was buried in Martinsburg, Knox, Ohio, United States.
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- Stephen Giffin, "United States Census, 1820"
- Legacy NFS Source: Stephen Giffin - Published information: birth-name: Steven Giffin
- Marriage affadavit for Mary and Stephen Giffin, Ancestry.com - U.S., Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800
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1773
Historical Boundaries: 1773: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania Colony, British Colonial America 1776: Westmoreland, Pennsylvania, United States
1776
Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.
1776
The Declaration of Independence was signed in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776. The liberty bell was first rung here to Celebrate this important document.
Name Meaning
Irish (Ulster and Kildare): shortened form of McGiffin , an Anglicized form of Gaelic Mag Dhuibhfinn ‘son of Duibhfionn’.
English (mainly southeastern England): variant of Geffen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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