Looking for the parents and siblings of Josiah L. Gifford, b. 1835, died 1914. From a Grave marker in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Curwensville Josiah's wife's name was Esther D., b. 1841, d. 1939. Two daughters are also buried there, Blanche B. and Maude E. Thanks, Marcia Fronk

*Marcia, this appears to be your guy: Ancestry.com Database: Family Data Collection - Births Name Father Mother Birth Date Gifford, Josiah Gifford,Prince Fuller,Deborah 13 September 1836 Children in same database: father, Gifford, Josiah; mother Emery, Esther Davis [see census info below for collaboration] Gifford, Matilda Helen 15 October 1870 Gifford, Nellie Burt 22 May 1875 Gifford, Blanche B 14 September 1878 Gifford, Harry Edward 20 October 1880 Gifford, Eva Gertrude 20 April 1882 Gifford, Maud S 20 May 1887 1850 ME, Somerset Co., Fairfield page 130B, visit 131/144 Thomas A. Gifford 29 farmer b. ME Melinda 29 b. ME Robert A. 2 b. ME Emma 3/12 b. ME Joseph L. 13 b. ME Prince 66 farmer b. MASS 1870 PA, Clearfield Co., Curwensville Boro/PO, page 323B, visit 70 Bowman, Wm 25 lumberman b. ME Keturah 25 b. PA Gerald? Theobald? 9/12 b. Aug PA Delila 19 sister b. ME GIFFORD, Josiah 32 laborer b. ME Esther 27 b. ME Matilda 7/12 b. Oct, PA 1880 PA, Clearfield Co., Curwensville page 113C, visit 306/321 Gifford, Syrus 43 b. ME, laborer, parents b. ME Esta 39 b. ME, parents born ME Matilda H. dau 10 b. PA, parents b. ME Mellie B. dau 5 b. PA Blanch dau 2 b. PA Harry son 10 Mon b. Aug PA 1900 PA, Cleafield Co. Curwensville boro, 2nd ward, Pike twp, page 117A, visit 231/236 East side Filbert St. Gifford, Josiah L. b. Sep 1835 64 b. ME, parenst b. ME, carpenter Esther b. Jul 1841 mar 35 years 10 children, 6 surviving, b. ME, parents born ME Nell B. b. May 1875 25 school teacher Blanche B. b. sep 1877 22 no occ Harry E. Aug 1879 20 drayman Eva G. b. Apr 1882 17 at school Maude E. Aug 1886? 13 at school 1910 PA, Clearfield Co., Clearfield boro, 2 ward, page 195A, 402 Second St. visit 611/623 Gifford, Josiah L. 73 first mar 48 years, b. ME, parents b. ME Ester 67 10 children, 6 surviving, married 48 years b. ME, parents b. ME Blanch 32 b. PA clerk, dept store Harry 30 b. PA driver, ?? wagon Eva 28 b. PA clerk, dept. store Maud 23 b. PA no occ *There are a couple of family trees posted on Ancestry.com as well. Here's one. New England Bryant Genealogy Site Entries: 68341 Updated: 2004-11-29 08:57:28 UTC (Mon) Contact: Craig E. Bryant Home Page: The New England Bryant Genealogy Site A lot of the information here is from GedCom's developed by others. Thus, this information here should be questionable, for I have not verified their data. ID: I19154 Name: Prince Gifford Given Name: Prince Surname: Gifford Sex: M Birth: Abt 1784 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME 1 Father: Joseph Gifford b: 12 Aug 1756 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA Mother: Deborah Tupper b: Abt 1757 in Sandwich, Barnstable Co., MA Marriage 1 Deborah Fuller b: Abt 1788 Married: 28 Nov 1810 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME 2 Children Annie Gifford b: 29 Jul 1811 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Mary Gifford b: 17 Oct 1813 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Allen Gifford b: 25 Dec 1815 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Sally Gifford b: 29 Jul 1818 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Thomas M. Gifford b: 30 Aug 1821 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Joseph Gifford b: 12 Jun 1824 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Asa Gifford b: 3 Feb 1826 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Prince Edward Gifford b: 5 Sep 1829 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Josiah Gifford b: 13 Sep 1836 in Fairfield, Somerset Co., ME Sources: Abbrev: NEHG Register - CD Title: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Publication: Boston, MA: New England Historical and Genealogical Society Page: Vol. 133, page 55 Quality: 3 Abbrev: NEHG Register - CD Title: The New England Historical and Genealogical Register Publication: Boston, MA: New England Historical and Genealogical Society Page: Vol. 133, page 55 Hope this helps. Jocelynn -----Original Message----- From: Houston [mailto:houston4@netcarrier.com] Sent: Friday, December 02, 2005 12:33 PM To: PACLEARF-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [Clearfield] Josiah L. Gifford 1835-1914 Looking for the parents and siblings of Josiah L. Gifford, b. 1835, died 1914. From a Grave marker in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Curwensville Josiah's wife's name was Esther D., b. 1841, d. 1939. Two daughters are also buried there, Blanche B. and Maude E. Thanks, Marcia Fronk