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John Gilman, was born Sept. 8, 1749, it is supposed in the State of New
Hampshire, and among her rocky hills and pastures he passed his life as a
farmer, dying at last in Carroll County.
His son Andrew, first opened his
eyes to the light of day Oct. 5, 1798, on a New Hampshire farm, and after
attaining manhood chose the honorable calling to which he had been reared, and
which had been that of his forefathers from generation to generation.
He
married Dolly Pike, likewise of New Hampshire birth, born in Coos County, April
5, 1802, and they commenced their wedded life in the wilds of Coos County, where
he had bought a tract of timber land, which be proceeded to clear and prepare
for cultivation. The country round about was sparsely inhabited, and for some
years Portland, Me., 100 miles distant, was the nearest market. Mr. Gilman
improved a farm, and there spent his declining years, dying in 1848.
He
was a man of sound common sense, a hard worker, just and kind in his relations
to others, and in his death the community where he had spent so many useful,
busy years was deprived of a good citizen. His estimable wife spent her last
years with her daughter in Carroll County, N. H., where she died in 1885. There
were six sons and one daughter born to her and her husband, namely; Joseph, John
K., Fanny E., Jeremiah and his twin brother Andrew, George and Pike. Jeremiah
and his brother John were the only members of the family who settled in the
West. John died in Nebraska City in 1886.
Jeremiah C. Gilman was born
Nov. 8, 1834, at the home of his parents in the beautiful town of Bartlett, and
there amid the grand old hills of his native State he was nurtured to a vigorous
manhood. He was educated in the district school, and resided on the old
homestead assisting in the farm work until 1854.
In that year he and his
brother John left the shadow of the White Mountains to seek a home and fortune
on the broad prairies of the Far West, more than a thousand miles away. They
went by rail to Rock Island, Ill., then the western terminus of the railway, and
crossing the Mississippi on a ferry boat to Iowa, took passage on a stage for
Ft. Des Moines, and from there to Greene County, where they identified
themselves with the early settlers. They laid out a town, which they called
Kendrick, and erected a steam sawmill and a corn cracker, which they operated
there for one year, and then moved it to Warren County, where they managed it
until 1857, then sold it, and in December of that year moved on to Nebraska.
1. David Gilman (Simon2, David1) was born 11 Apr 1792, and died 11 Sep 1853. He married Betsy
Ayer 07 Apr 1812. She was born 09 July 1789, and died 30 Nov 1869.
Children of David Gilman and Betsy Ayer are:
i. Sarah H.4 Gilman, born
about 1818, Tamworth NH; died 21 Aug 1891, Tamworth NH
2. ii. William P.
Gilman, born 24 Oct 1820; died 28 Nov 1895, Tamworth NH
2. William P. Gilman (David3, Simon2, David1) was born 24 Oct 1820; died 28
Nov 1885 in Tamworth NH. He married Mary Ann Bryant 1849, daughter of John
Bryant and Mary Chick. She was born 22 Dec 1827, in Tamworth NH; and died 08 Apr
1909, in amworth NH.
Children of William Gilman and Mary Bryant are:
i. SARAH H.5 GILMAN, b. April 27, 1850; m. CYRUS WHITTEMORE; b. 1850,
Hooksett, NH; d. July 1912, Manchester, NH.
3. ii. JOHN B. GILMAN, b.
June 13, 1852, Tamworth, NH; d. January 2, 1877, Hyde Park, Ma.
iii.
CARRIE GILMAN, b. November 3, 1854, Tamworth, NH; d. March 20, 1878, Tamworth,
NH.
iv. ELLA GILMAN, b. September 24, 1856, Tamworth, NH; d. 1940.
v. HERBERT M GILMAN, b. October 24, 1868, Tamworth, NH; d. July 19, 1948,
Tamworth, NH; m. ADA L CLARK, May 6, 1893, Tamworth, NH; b. Abt. 1868, Tamworth,
NH; d. 1930, Tamworth, NH.
3. JOHN B.5 GILMAN
(William P.4, David3, Simon2, David1) was born June 13, 1852 in Tamworth, NH,
and died January 2, 1877 in Hyde Park, Ma. He married MINNIE PERRY February 1873
in Tamworth, NH.
Child of JOHN GILMAN and MINNIE PERRY is:
4. i. GERTRUDE M.6 GILMAN, b. May 11, 1876, Stoneham, Ma; d. April 15, 1949.
5. GERTRUDE M.6 GILMAN (JOHN B5, William P.4, David3,
Simon2, David1) was born May 11, 1876 in Stoneham, Ma, and died April 15, 1949.
She married FRED LEIGHTON JEFFERS April 4, 1888 in Tamworth, NH, son of EDWARD
JEFFERS and EMILINE SMITH. He was born June 30, 1860 in Boscawen, NH, and died
October 21, 1933.
Child of GERTRUDE GILMAN and FRED JEFFERS is:
i. ETHYL E.7 JEFFERS, b. August 27, 1890, Tamworth, NH; d. March 12, 1983; m. FREDERICK WHITING, December 2, 1917, Tamworth, NH; b. June 5, 1895, Boston, Ma.
Is this the home that Jonathan Gilman built in 1794 in Sandwich, NH?
Contributed by Sarah Blanchet
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