Person:Augusta Gibbs (2)

Watchers
Augusta Gibbs
 
  1. Benjamin Gibbs1838 -
  2. Juliet P Gibbs1841 - 1850
  3. James A Gibbs1843 - 1865
  4. Calvin B Gibbs1845 - 1845
  5. Alvira A Gibbs1846 - 1851
  6. John F Gibbs1848 - 1852
  7. Ella C Gibbs1850 - 1850
  8. Augusta Gibbs1852 -
  1. Ella May Giddings1885 - 1937
Facts and Events
Name Augusta Gibbs
Alt Name[4] Augusta Briggs
Gender Female
Birth[2] 3 Jan 1852 New York, United States
Marriage to George Clark Giddings
Other? 1853 Adoptive parents:Calvin Briggs and Lois Goodwin (1)
Residence[1] 1860 Sherman, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States
Residence[2] 1900 Sherman, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States

Source: Beers "Commemorative Biographical Record of Fairfield, CT" pg 1210

In 1853 Augusta was legally adopted by Calvin H. Briggs, of the town of Sherman, and his wife, Lois H. (Goodwin), a sister of Augusta's mother. She was carefully educated under their kindly direction, and at their death inherited their property, as they had no other children.

References
  1. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
    Database online. Sherman, Fairfield, Connecticut, post office Danbury, roll M653_73, page 425, image 427.

    Record for Augusta Briggs

  2. 2.0 2.1 Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
    Database online. Sherman, Fairfield, Connecticut, ED , roll , page .

    Record for Augusta B Giddings

  3.   Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census. (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2004;)
    Database online. Sherman, Fairfield, Connecticut, ED , roll , page .

    Record for Ella M Giddings

  4. Surname of adoptive parents