Gideon Baldwin Hart

Brief Life History of Gideon Baldwin

When Gideon Baldwin Hart was born on 14 February 1776, in Farmington, Hartford, Connecticut, United States, his father, Gideon Hart, was 45 and his mother, Elisabeth W Hart, was 36. He married Marilla Woodford on 29 December 1795. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Berlin, Hartford, Connecticut, United States for about 10 years and Avon, Hartford, Connecticut, United States for about 10 years. He died on 31 August 1842, at the age of 66.

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Family Time Line

Gideon Baldwin Hart
1776–1842
Marilla Woodford
1777–1863
Marriage: 29 December 1795
Luther Woodford Hart
1796–1879
Betsey Hart
1797–1808
Marilla Maria Hart
1800–1853
Joseph Chauncey Hart
1804–1867
Gideon Wareham Hart
1811–1871
John Woodford Hart
1814–1835

Sources (12)

  • Gideon Hart, "United States, Census, 1800"
  • Gideon B. Hart, "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"
  • Gideon B. in entry for Betsey Hart, "Connecticut, Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934"

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World Events (8)

1781 · The First Constitution

Serving the newly created United States of America as the first constitution, the Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 original states preserving the independence and sovereignty of the states. But with a limited central government, the Constitutional Convention came together to replace the Articles of Confederation with a more established Constitution and central government on where the states can be represented and voice their concerns and comments to build up the nation.

1785

As early as 1668, Sergeant Richard BECKLEY bought from Turramuggus, Sachem of the Matttabesett tribe of Indians, a tract of 300 acres in what is known as Beckley Quarter, in the northeast part of the town of Berlin. In May, 1713, Newington, including Beckley Quarter, was incorporated as the Second or West Society of Wethersfield; in October, 1715, Beckley Quarter wa annexed to the Second Society of Farmington (Great Swamp), named Kensington in May, 1722, and now a part of the town of Berlin. The cemetery at Beckley Quarter was opened in 1760, Daniel BECKLEY, Jr., who died 4 March 1760, being the first to be buried there. The town of Berlin, taken from Wethersfield, Farmington, & Middletown, was incorporated in May 1785.

1794 · Creating the Eleventh Amendment

The Eleventh Amendment restricts the ability of any people to start a lawsuit against the states in federal court.

Name Meaning

English and North German: nickname from Middle English hert (Old English heorot), Middle Low German hërte, harte ‘hart, stag’, perhaps for a quick-footed or timorous individual.

German: variant of Hardt 1 and 2. It is also found in France (Alsace and Lorraine).

Jewish (Ashkenazic): artificial name or nickname from German and Yiddish hart ‘hard’.

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

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