Nellie Gifford

Brief Life History of Nellie

When Nellie Gifford was born on 20 October 1866, in Randolph, Orange, Vermont, United States, her father, Albert Elisha Gifford, was 33 and her mother, Mary Elizabeth Camp, was 20. She married Charles Carroll Paine on 1 June 1887, in Vermont, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in Tunbridge, Orange, Vermont, United States in 1870. She died on 24 August 1888, in Vermont, United States, at the age of 21.

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Charles Carroll Paine
1861–1956
Nellie Gifford
1866–1888
Marriage: 1 June 1887
Raymond G Paine
1888–1960

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  • Nellie Gifford in household of Albert E Gifford, "United States Census, 1870"
  • Nellie in entry for Raymond G Paine and Mildred V Chatfield, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-2008"
  • Nellie Gifford in household of Albert E Gifford, "United States Census, 1880"

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World Events (8)

1867 · Sorry Mr. President, You can't do that.

This Act was to restrict the power of the President removing certain office holders without approval of the Senate. It denies the President the power to remove any executive officer who had been appointed by the president with the advice and consent of the Senate, unless the Senate approved the removal during the next full session of Congress. The Amendment was later repealed.

1868 · Impeach the President!

Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.

1875 · A Treaty with Hawaii

In the Mid 1870s, The United States sought out the Kingdom of Hawaii to make a free trade agreement. The Treaty gave the Hawaiians access to the United States agricultural markets and it gave the United States a part of land which later became Pearl Harbor.

Name Meaning

English (of Norman origin): variant of Giffard, either from the Middle English personal name Gifard, derived from an Old French name of this form deriving from ancient Germanic geb- ‘give, gift’ + hard- ‘hardy, brave’, or perhaps sometimes a nickname from Old French gif(f)ard ‘chubby-cheeked, bloated’.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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