Abraham Gardner

Male1748–13 February 1815

Brief Life History of Abraham

When Abraham Gardner was born in 1748, in East Greenwich, Kent, Rhode Island, United States, his father, George Gardner Sr, was 41 and his mother, Alice Elsey Brown, was 37. He married Mehitabel Brookins on 9 April 1773, in Rhode Island, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 11 daughters. He died on 13 February 1815, at the age of 67, and was buried in North Pownal, Pownal, Bennington, Vermont, United States.

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Family Time Line

Abraham Gardner
1748–1815
Mehitabel Brookins
1755–1822
Marriage: 9 April 1773
Sarah Gardner
1773–1792
Sally Gardner
1773–1819
Samuel Gardner
1775–1860
Joanna Gardner
1778–1860
Olive Gardner
1780–1854
Alice Gardner
1780–
David Gardner
1782–1786
Polly Gardner
1784–1859
David W. Gardner
1787–1867
Polly Gardner
1787–
Elizabeth Gardner
1789–1868
Sarah Gardner
1793–1819
Phebe Gardner
1795–1824
Diadama Gardner
1798–1862

Sources (30)

  • Abraham Gardner in entry for Olive Gardner, "Vermont, Births and Christenings, 1765-1908"
  • Abraham Gardner in entry for Phebe Gardner, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"
  • Abraham Gardner in entry for Mehitabel Gardner, "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    9 April 1773Rhode Island, United States
  • Children (14)

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    Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (10)

    +5 More Children

    World Events (6)

    1776

    Age 28

    Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

    1776 · Rhode Island Declares Independence

    Age 28

    Rhode Island declares independence from Great Britain on May 4, 1776, making it the first colony to do so officially.

    1783 · A Free America

    Age 35

    The Revolutionary War ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris which gave the new nation boundries on which they could expand and trade with other countries without any problems.

    Name Meaning

    English and Scottish: occupational name from Middle English gardener ‘gardener’, Old French gardinier, jardinier.

    Americanized form (translation into English) of German Gärtner or Gartner and French Desjardins .

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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