Jesse Giffen and Rebecca Fisher

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Husband Jesse Giffen ^{1 2}

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            AKA: Jesse Griffen 3
           Born: 20 Jan 1831 - Mt. Pleasant Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 1 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 2 Feb 1907 - Bellevue, Allegheny Co, PA 2
         Buried:  - Mt. Pleasant Middle Presbyterian Church, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: John Giffen (1774-1854) 1 4 5
         Mother: Jean Robison (1785-      ) 1 4 5

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       Marriage: 22 Mar 1859 2

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Wife Rebecca Fisher ^{2 3}

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           Born: 22 Feb 1838 2
     Christened: 
           Died: 10 Nov 1895 2
         Buried:  - Mt. Pleasant Middle Presbyterian Church, Westmoreland Co, PA

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         Father: William Fisher (1782-Abt 1866) 2 6
         Mother: Christina Bush (      -      ) 6

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Children

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1 M William Wilson Giffen ²

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           Born: 22 Aug 1866 - East Huntingdon Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA
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           Died: 
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         Spouse: Lidie M. Boardman (      -      ) 7
           Marr: 16 Oct 1895 7

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2 F Anna Jane Giffen ²

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           Born: 1 Jul 1869 2
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           Died: 
         Buried: 

         Spouse: H. W. Golden (      -      ) 2

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3 F Ella May Giffen ²

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           Born: 11 Sep 1875 2
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           Died: 
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General Notes: Husband - Jesse Giffen

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He was reared on the farm and attended the township schools, becoming a fair scholar and a practical farmer. He remained at home until his marriage, when his father gave him a farm of one hundred and eighty acres in East Huntington township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, which he brought to a high state of cultivation, erected thereon a beautiful house and an immense barn, and stocked the farm with the choicest breeds of cattle and horses. Indeed, fancy stock breeding was with him almost a passion and no price was too great to pay for a thoroughbred of choice blooded family. Mr. Giffen cultivated his farm until the death of his wife, after which he resided in Bellevue (Pittsburgh) with his daughter, Mrs. Anna Golden, where he died. He was a member of the Mt. Pleasant Middle Presbyterian church, attended the services regularly, and reared his children strictly in accordance with his religious principles. He was a Republican in politics, but never mingled in public affairs.

1 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. III (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 383.

2 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 314.

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 450.

4 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 313.

5 Jane Maria Craig, Samuel Craig, Senior, Pioneer to Western Pennsylvania, and His Descendants (Greensburg, PA: Privately printed, 1915), Pg 43.

6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 449.

7 John W. Jordan, LL.D, A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Vol. IV (New York: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1908), Pg 315.