On This Day: September 28

1677:    Hannah Gilbert, one of my maternal 7th great-grandmothers, was born in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. She was the daughter of Ensign Thomas and Anne/Hannah (Blake) Gilbert. She married William Phillips in about 1696 and died 6 June 1705 in Taunton, Bristol, Massachusetts. [Sources: (1) New England Historic Genealogical Society, editor, Vital Records of Taunton, Massachusetts to the Year 1850, Volume 1 - Births online database, American Ancestors (www.americanancestors.org : downloaded 19 Aug 2011), 176. (2) findagrave.com, digital images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 22 Sep 2011), Hannah Gilbert Phillips, Memorial #20994576, created by Nareen, et al, 17 Aug 2007.]

Photo by Chris and Susanne Eliasen.
findagrave.com,  Memorial #20994576, 
Hannah Gilbert Phillips,
 created by Nareen, et al, 17 Aug 2007. 

]© 2011 Denise Spurlock

On This Day: September 17

1577: John Gilbert, one of my maternal 10^th great-grandfathers, was born to Giles and Joan (Pearce) Gilbert. He died about 1654. [Source: Joiner, Rev. Darrell and Sallyann (carver@ime.net), Cary Family History.]

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On This Day: May 7

1695: My maternal 7th great-grandparents, Joseph Gilbert and Elizabeth Smith, were married in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. [Source: findagrave.com, digital images (www.findagrave.com : accessed 1 Apr 2011), Joseph Gilbert, Memorial #40916109.]

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On This Day: May 6

1647:  My maternal 8th great-grandparents, John Gilbert and Amy Lord, were married in Hartford, Hartford, Connecticut. [Source: New England Historic Genealogical Society, "Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut," database and images, AmericanAncestors (www.AmericanAncestors.org : accessed 1 Apr 2011); John Gilbert; citing p. 220 of History and Genealogy of the Families of Old Fairfield, Connecticut.]

© 2011 Denise Spurlock