Ann Rich was born before 7 June 1818 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England, when she was baptized in the parish church, the second child and the first daughter of John and Rebecca (Hill) Rich.[1] She died 20 December 1882 at the age of 64 in Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, and was buried after 20 December 1882 at Minonk Township Cemetery in Minonk, Woodford, Illinois.[2]
Ann Rich and James Gaisford were married on 25 March 1838 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England in the parish church.[3] She was of full age a spinster and a weaver, and James was a minor, a bachelor, and a weaver. They both signed with a mark.
James Gaisford was born on 3 October 1817 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England, and was baptized on 23 February 1818 in the Hilperton parish church, the son of Charles and Rachel Gaisford.[4] He died on 21 April 1905 at the age of 87 in Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, and was buried after 21 April 1905 at Minonk Township Cemetery in Minonk, Woodford, Illinois.[5]
James Gaisford and Ann Rich had the following children:
- Charles Gaisford was born before 2 January 1839 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. He was christened on 2 January 1839 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. He died before 20 January 1839 at the age of 0 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. Charles was buried on 20 January 1839 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
- Emma Jane Gaisford, born 27 January 1840, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married George Henry Bailey, 26 March 1859, Burrillville, Providence, Rhode Island; died 28 December 1915, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska.
- Charles H. Gaisford, born 28 January 1842, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Henrietta Abigail Smith, 23 May 1867, Worcester, Worcester, Massachusetts; died 25 January 1920, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska.
- James Gaisford was born before 11 July 1844 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. He was christened on 11 July 1844 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. He died after 11 July 1844 at the age of 0 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
- James Gaisford, born 15 May 1845, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Martha Whatley, 1867, Putnam, Windham, Connecticut; died 24 March 1909, Chatsworth, Livingston, Illinois.
- Hannah Merle Gaisford, born 11 September 1847, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married George Pickard, 18 November 1869, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois; died 25 January 1918, Diller, Jefferson, Nebraska.
- William Gaisford, born 26 January 1850, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Anna Guy, 1874; died 10 August 1927, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois.
- Samuel Gaisford was born before 20 September 1852 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. He was christened on 20 September 1852 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. He died before 27 September 1852 at the age of 0 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England. Samuel was buried on 27 September 1852 in Hilperton, Wiltshire, England.
- Ann Gaisford, born 1854, Hilperton, Wiltshire, England; married Thomas Davey Pickard, 5 March 1872, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois; died 18 March 1913, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois, .
- Samuel Gaisford, born 21 June 1857, Pascoag, Providence, Rhode Island; married Ellen Sophia Pickard, 5 February 1880, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois; married Emma Ammerman, 5 October 1891, Beatrice, Gage, Nebraska; died 3 December 1921, Diller, Jefferson, Nebraska.
- Jean "John" H. Gaisford, born 2 November 1859, Rhode Island; married Mary Frances Tuthill, 31 December 1881, Minonk, Woodford, Illinois; married Nettie Ellen Wilson, 10 February 1910, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; died 14 March 1952, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa.
SOURCES:
1. Wiltshire births and baptisms, imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1922," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61188/records/2506462 : accessed 13 March 2025); Hilperton > 1813-1922 > page 18 (image 30 of 116), No. 138, Ann Rich baptism entry, 7 June 1818, daughter of John and Rebecca Rich.
2. Find A Grave, imaged, (https://www.findagrave.com), Minonk Township Cemetery, Minonk, Ill., Anna Rich Gaisford (1818-1882) memorial # 14718816.
3. Wiltshire marriages and banns, imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Marriages and Banns, 1837-1922," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61189/records/902903510 : accessed 13 March 2025); Hilperton > 1837-1922 > page 4 (image 12 of 213), No. 8, Ann Rich and James Gaisford marriage entry, 25 March 1838.
4. Wiltshire births and baptisms, imaged, "Wiltshire, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1922," Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61188/records/2506462 : accessed 13 March 2025); Hilperton > 1813-1922 > page 16 (image 28 of 116), No. 124, James Gaisford baptism entry, 23 February 1818, son of Charles and Rachel Gaisford.
5. Find A Grave, Minonk Township Cemetery, Minonk, Ill., James Gaisford (1817-1905) memorial # 14718794
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