When Abby Maria Gilbert was born on 29 August 1793, in Gilead, Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States, her father, Samuel Gilbert IV, was 59 and her mother, Deborah Champion, was 40. She married Samuel Jones on 12 June 1815. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States in 1793. She died on 13 September 1830, in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States, at the age of 37, and was buried in Stockbridge, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States.
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English (of Norman origin), French, and German: from the personal name Giselbert, composed of the ancient Germanic elements gīsil ‘pledge, hostage, noble youth’ (see Giesel ) + berht ‘bright, famous’. This personal name enjoyed considerable popularity in England during the Middle Ages, partly as a result of the fame of Saint Gilbert of Sempringham (1085–1189), the founder of the only native English monastic order.
Americanized form of one or more similar (like-sounding) Jewish surnames.
History: The Devon family of Gilbert can be traced to Geoffrey Gilbert (died 1349), who represented Totnes in Parliament in 1326. His descendants included Sir Humphrey Gilbert (died 1583), who discovered Newfoundland. — Étienne Gilbert from Aulnay in Vienne, France, married Marguerite Thibault in Neuville, QC, in 1683. Louis Gilbert dit Comtois from Besançon in Doubs married Anne Jacques in Charlesbourg, QC, in 1722. Pierre Gilbert from Barbezieux-Saint-Hilaire in Charente, France, married Marie-Angélique Dufour in Petite-Rivière-Saint-François, QC, in 1756. Charles Dupuis dit Gilbert from Rosnay in Indre, France, married Marie-Jeanne Brunet in Sainte-Foy, QC, in 1741.
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