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A letter from Dezire Gifford Priaulx to Daisy Monroe Kent


 

The letter shown here was written in 1932 from an aunt to her niece. At the time this letter was written Dezire Gifford Priaulx had married in 1881, moved to Iowa, raised six children and buried her husband Joe just about a month earlier.She was 75 years old and would live about 9 more years.
Daisy Monroe Kent was born 1884 and married 1902 and raised five children. She would live her entire life in Madison. She was 47 years old and would live about 7 more years.
Dezire was telling Daisy the names of her relatives, mentioned her husband Joe's recent death and also commented on the often discussed remarriage of Desire Burdick after Sylvanus Gifford deserted her and their child.
The tree chart to the left will help you with who Dezire is discussing in the letter.
  Thanks to Donna Kent Bako - the letter is from her family collection.    
  Jan. 26, 1932

My Fathers Mother

Mothers name Dezire

Burdick and her

mothers name was Hill

She married

Sylvanus Gifford

in New York and he

Left her before Pa

was born, then she

Married Henry Pate

and moved to North Madison Ohio

Grandma Burdick

my Grate grandma name

was Hill

  My mothers name

was Sally Cole her

Mothers name was

Charity Vrooman your

mother was named

after her. I dont

know if this is

what you wanted

if it is not

let me know

I am not in

the writing mood

Aunt Dezire

     
     
     
     
   
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