Fox, Mary Hope

Birth

Mary Hope Fox was born August 2, 1848, in Rensselaerville, to Samuel Fox and his wife, Mary.

Marriage & Children

On October 1, 1862, Mary married Wesley Decker, in the Lutheran Parsonage in Berne. They had three children:

• Lucius M. Decker (1863-1958)
• Walter Decker (Abt. 1866-1882)
• Arthur Wesley Decker (1869-1964)

Mary later married Albert W. Gifford, son of Harvey Gifford and his wife Sally. Mary and Albert had nine children, all born in Berne:

• Mary Gifford
• Frederick Gifford (1872-1937)
• Austin Gifford (1873-1937)
• Charles Gifford (1876-1881)
• DeWitt Gifford (1876-1957)
• Bert Gifford (1877-1970)
• Mary Hope Gifford (1883-1966)
• William A. Gifford (1885-1955)
• James D. Gifford (1887-1978)

Death

She died August 11, 1899, at 51 years of age, in Westerlo.

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