Moses Isaac Gardner

Brief Life History of Moses Isaac

When Moses Isaac Gardner was born on 5 January 1794, in Hanover, Hanover Township, Morris, New Jersey, United States, his father, Jotham Gardner, was 46 and his mother, Hannah Russell, was 11791. He married Polly Ann Pierson on 2 February 1815, in Seneca, New York, United States. They were the parents of at least 9 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, United States in 1839. He died on 31 July 1852, in Kearney, Nebraska, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Kearney, Nebraska, United States.

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Family Time Line

Moses Isaac Gardner
1794–1852
Polly Ann Pierson
1796–1852
Marriage: 2 February 1815
Matilda Gardner
1815–1904
Thomas C. Gardner
1817–
Alvin A Gardner
1821–
Chester Aaron Gardner
1823–1834
Lorin S Gardner
1827–1870
Jane Gardner
1830–1838
James Harvey Gardner
1830–1907
Charles Gardner
1833–1884
John Gardner
1835–1901
Amos Gardner
1837–1850
George Alma Gardner
1840–1852

Sources (29)

  • Moses T Gardiner, "United States Census, 1820"
  • Moses I. Gardner in entry for Asa H. Anson and Matilda Gardner, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2016"
  • M J Gardner, "United States Census, 1840"

World Events (8)

1800 · Movement to Washington D.C.

While the growth of the new nation was exponential, the United States didn’t have permanent location to house the Government. The First capital was temporary in New York City but by the second term of George Washington the Capital moved to Philadelphia for the following 10 years. Ultimately during the Presidency of John Adams, the Capital found a permanent home in the District of Columbia.

1804

Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr had been political enemies with intense personal differences for quite some time. Burr accused Hamilton of publicly disparaging his character during the elections of 1800 and 1804. On the morning of July 11, the two politicians went to Weehawken, New Jersey to resolve the disputes with an official duel. Both men were armed with a pistol. Hamilton missed, but Burr's shot fatally wounded Hamilton, who would die by the following day. The duel custom had been outlawed in New York by 1804, resulting in Burr fleeing the state due to an arrest warrant. He would later be accused of treason, but ultimately be acquitted.

1812

War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.

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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JAMES HARVEY GARDNER

JAMES HARVEY GARDNER From pg 26-261, in the 3 ring binder, Bingham’s Fort, Weber County DUP, Ogden, UT James Harvey Gardner was born April 10, 1830, in Seneca County, New York, to Moses Isaac Gardn …

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