Western Pennsylvania Genealogy
Compiled by Douglas H. Lusher


Family Group Record



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William Giffen and Mary Elizabeth Hill




Husband William Giffen 1 2 3

           Born: 15 Jan 1821 1 2
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           Died: Jul 1899 3
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         Father: John Giffen (1774-1854) 1 3 4
         Mother: Jean Robison (1785-      ) 1 3 4


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Wife Mary Elizabeth Hill 3

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         Father: James Hill (1794-1856) 5
         Mother: Martha Craig (1796-1876) 5




Children
1 F Martha J. Giffen 3

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2 M John Craig Giffen 3 6

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         Spouse: Susan Smith (      -      ) 6


3 M James Edwin Giffen 7

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         Spouse: Anna Caroline Dieffenbacher (      -      ) 3 7



General Notes: Husband - William Giffen


To a remarkable degree did William Giffen enjoy the confidence of all who knew him. He was a man of rare judgment and unflinching loyalty to his convictions. He was a Presbyterian and served in the office of ruling elder (as did also his father and grandfather before him) from the year 1867 until his death.

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Sources


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

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 39.

6 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: John M. Gresham & Co., 1890.), Pg 515.

7 Newton Edward Brightwell, DeWoody Records (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, Inc., 1989), Pg 45.


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