Agnes Gifford^[1]

1784 - 1870  (86 years)

• Name	Agnes Gifford  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Birth	12 Jan 1784	Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  		Birth and Baptism record for Agnes Gifford
  Christening	15 Jan 1784	Low Church, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [1, 6, 7]
  	January 1784 Gifford, Agnas lawful daughter of Robert Gifford and Margaret Anderson born 12th and baptised 15th,
  Gender	Female
  Name	Agnes Gilfford
  Name	Agness Gifford
  _FGLINK	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186518157
  _FGRAVE	186518157
  _FSFTID	LDQX-1MH
  _FSLINK	https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/LDQX-1MH
  _HASHTAG	DNA - Paternal Common Ancestor
  	a common ancestor between yourself and at least one of your DNA Matches.
  _HASHTAG	Lanark Society Settler
  	Came to Lanark County between 1820 - 1822
  _TAG	Ramsay Twp Settlers (1820-1821)
  Death	10 Jun 1870	Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 4, 8]
  Burial	12 Jun 1870	Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada   [1, 3, 4]
  	Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com
  	Plots B120 to B149 stone 292 James DUNCAN born June 12 1825 died Aug 5, 1909 (son of Robert Duncan and Agnes Gifford) His wife Elizabeth LOCKHART born Apr 10, 1833 died Jan 19, 1905 Robert DUNCAN died Aug 9, 1847 His wife Agnes GIFFORD died June 10, 1870 John DUNCAN died 18 Oct 1844 (son of Robert Duncan and Agnes Gifford) Elizabeth DUNCAN wife of Dr. T.R. PATERSON 1870 - 1953 (daughter of James Duncan and Elizabeth Lockhart)
  Person ID	I2315	The Family History of Robert Duncan a Lanark Society Settler
  Last Modified	27 Feb 2023

  
  

  Father	Robert Gifford,   b. Abt 1756, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Margaret Anderson,   b. 21 Feb 1760, Kirkintullock, Dumbartonshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	3 Jul 1779	Paisley (Abbey) Parish, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland   [9, 10]
  	1979 Gifford Robert Gifford & Margaret Anderson First name(s)?tab?Robert Last name?tab?Gifford Marriage year?tab?1779 Marriage date?tab?03 Jul 1779 Marriage place?tab?Low Church,Paisley,Renfrew,Scotland Spouse's first name(s)?tab?Margaret Spouse's last name?tab?Anderson Place?tab?Paisley County?tab?Renfrewshire Country?tab?Scotland Record set?tab?Scotland Marriages 1561-1910 Category?tab?Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory?tab?Parish Marriages Collections from?tab?Scotland, United Kingdom Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl
  		Marriage Record Robert Gifford to Margaret Anderson
  Family ID	F802	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Robert Duncan,   b. 16 Oct 1778, Isle of Bute, Argyll and Bute, Scotland d. 9 Aug 1847, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1803	Laigh Parish, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland   [11]
  	27th of June 1803 Duncan Robert Duncan & Agnes Gilfford both in this parish. Alternate marriage date record of 11 Jun 1803. Agnes Gifford,s last name is spelled Gilfford on their Scotland marriage record.
  		Scottlands People Old Parish Registers Banns and Marriage Robert Duncan and Agnes Gifford
  Children	1. Margaret Duncan,   b. 19 Apr 1804, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 20 Jul 1864, Shawville, Clarendon Township, Pontiac County, Quebec, Canada (Age 60 years)   2. Jean Duncan,   b. 20 Dec 1805, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Abt 1878, Ontario, Canada (Age 72 years)   3. Robert Duncan,   b. 10 Mar 1809, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 28 Mar 1893, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)   4. Alexander Duncan,   b. 22 Nov 1811, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown   5. John Duncan,   b. 8 Mar 1814, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 18 Oct 1844, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 30 years)   6. Agnes Duncan,   b. 2 Feb 1816, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 10 Mar 1877, Almonte, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 61 years)   7. Daniel Duncan,   b. 4 Sep 1818, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. 25 Dec 1860, New York, United States (Age 42 years)   8. Elisabeth Duncan,   b. 4 Aug 1820, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland d. Bef 1826, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West (Age 5 years)   9. Duncan,   b. Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West   10. Duncan,   b. Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West   11. James Duncan,   b. 12 Jun 1825, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Canada West d. 5 Aug 1909, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada (Age 84 years)   12. Elisabeth Duncan,   b. Dec 1826, Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada d. Dec 1912, Winnipeg, Greater Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada (Age ~ 86 years)
  Family ID	F801	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	11 Jul 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Jan 1784 - Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Christening - 15 Jan 1784 - Low Church, Paisley, Renfrewshire, Scotland Marriage - 27 Jun 1803 - Laigh Parish, Paisley, Renfrew, Scotland Death - 10 Jun 1870 - Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada Burial - Address: 1923 Ramsay 8 Road Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario K0A 1A0 Canada 613-256-3520 almonteunited.com - 12 Jun 1870 - Auld Kirk Cemetery, Ramsay, Mississippi Mills, Lanark County, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  It is verbal history but no records exist of twins being born to Robert and Agnes, some time between 1822 - 1824, as their first children born in Canada. But they died in infancy and were buried on the farm under an oak tree

  
  

• Sources

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