BIOGRAPHY

JAMES GILLARD - OF STAFFORD, NY

James Gillard, who was born in Devonshire, England, in 1820, married Ann Warren, of the same place, and they had children as follows: Mary A., William, Ellen, Edward, Emma, John, Walter A., and Jessie. Walter A. Gillard was born in North Devon, May 1, 1859. He was educated in the common schools, and in 1879 came to America, locating in Stafford, this County. October 7, 1884, he married Mary L., second daughter of Hiram Porter, of Bethany. Mr. Porter was a native of Vermont. He resides in Little Canada in the town of Bethany.

FROM: Gazetteer and Biographical Record of Genesee County, New York, Edited by: F. W. Beers, J.W. Vose & Co., Publishers, Syracuse, N. Y. 1890