Whitman George Giffin

Brief Life History of Whitman George

When Whitman George Giffin was born on 9 October 1860, in Isaacs Harbour, Guysborough, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada, his father, George Giffin, was 33 and his mother, Matilda Langley, was 31. He married Mary Laura Francis Nichols on 19 December 1888, in Goshen, St. Mary's, Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter. He lived in Guysborough, Nova Scotia, Canada for about 23 years. He died on 23 November 1948, in Halifax, Nova Scotia, British North America, at the age of 88.

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Family Time Line

Whitman George Giffin
1860–1948
Mary Laura Francis Nichols
1866–1936
Marriage: 19 December 1888
Watson Leland Giffin
1893–1970
Charles Elmer Giffin
1896–1977
Clara Matilda Giffin
1902–
Karl T. Giffin
1908–

Sources (18)

  • Whitman Giffin in household of George Giffin, "Canada Census, 1881"
  • Whitman Giffin, "Canada, Nova Scotia Marriages, 1864-1918"
  • Whitman G Giffin, "Nova Scotia Deaths, 1890-1955"

World Events (5)

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1871

British Columbia joins the confederation.

1909 · First Canadian Flight

The Silver Dart was the first recorded flight in Canada. It took off from Baddeck, Nova Scotia, on February 23, 1909, and was piloted by John Alexander Douglas McCurdy.

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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