Savilla Durfee Gifford was born 24 July 1824 in Tiverton, Newport County, Rhode Island to Jabez Durfee (1791-1867) and Electa Cranston (1790-1834) and died 2 April 1897 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois of unspecified causes. She married James Sweet Gifford (1828-1924) 22 October 1850 in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois.
Biography[]
Savilla Durfey Gifford for many years was the helper of Emma Hale (1804-1879), wife of the Mormon prophet Joseph Smith (1805-1844). She was a dear friend of Emma’s and when her babies died she was allowed to bury them Smith Family Cemetery. Sevilla was the neice of Edmund Durfee (1788 - 1845) who was murdered on the Morley Settlement by anti-Mormon mobs in Nov 1845.
Children
| Name | Birth | Death | Joined with |
| Annie Gifford (1851-) | |||
| Wilbur Wesley Gifford (1853-1853) | 1 February 1853 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois | 1853 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois | |
| Emma Electa Gifford (1854-1922) | |||
| Celeste Gifford (1855-1856) | 1855 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois | 1856 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois | |
| Ellen Grace Gifford (1856-1900) | |||
| Elizabeth Marie Gifford (1859-1929) | |||
| Lydia Anna Gifford (1862-1929) | |||
| Edwin James Gifford (1863-1865) | 1863 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois | 1865 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois | |
| Lucy Gifford (1866-) | |||
| Effie Afton Gifford (1868-1910) | |||
| Maude A Gifford (1871-1871) | 1871 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois | 1871 Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois | |
Siblings[]
Vital Records[]
Gravestone for Savilla Durfee in Nauvoo City Cemetery.
Nauvoo City Cemetery[]
Gravestone Location: Nauvoo City Cemetery
References[]
- Savilla Durfee Gifford at Find A Grave #114069804