Maj. Ezekiel GILMAN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Birth: 14 Feb 1706, Exeter, Massachusetts
• Death: 1746, Louisburg, Canada at the Battle of Louisburg

Notes:

Excerpt from "The Story of the Gilmans and a Gilman Geneaolgy....": did not die at the Louisburg Garrison as has been stated. In 1749 he deeded land in Exeter to his son Bradstreet and in 1748 to his sons Brastreet and Dudley. He was a Major in the expedition against Louisburg and distinguished himself by his original device for transporting artillery over swamps. The Major was a lumberman and had drawn masts over boggy ground on sleds, and adopted the same method with artillery with complete success, teams of men being used instead of oxen or horses. He m. Sarah Dudley. She died, a widow, in 1766...."

Ezekiel married Sarah DUDLEY about 1725 in Exeter, Massachusetts. Sarah (daughter of Esq. Stephen DUDLEY and Sarah GILMAN) was born on 15 Jan 1706 in Exeter, New Hampshire; died in 1766 in Exeter, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Joanna GILMAN
2. Jeremiah GILMAN was born in Newmarket, New Hampshire; died about 1760.
3. Mary GILMAN
4. Sarah GILMAN
5. Bradstreet GILMAN was born in 1736 in Newmarket, New Hampshire; died in 1815.
6. Hannah GILMAN

Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Jeremy
• Military Service: Between 31 Aug and 28 Sep 1696; An Exeter Soldier
• Fact: Jul 1692, Served on the jury
• Occupation: 1698; Was a constable

Notes:

Excerpt from "The Story of the Gilmans and a Gilman Genealogy....": Jeremiah, who in 1730, with his brother Andrew and 2 other men were captured at Pickpocket Mill in Exeter. One of the men was burned at the stake and the brothers were separated. Andrew escaped and returned home, thinking that Jeremiah had been killed. It was said that Jeremiah made his way to the mouth of the Connecticut River and that his descendants live near New Haven and Hartford and in NY State. No records have been found which substantiate this story."

Jeremiah married Mary WIGGIN on 30 Jul 1685 in Exeter, New Hampshire. Mary (daughter of Andrew WIGGIN and Hannah BRADSTREET) was born on 22 Mar 1667/8 in Quampscott Farm, Hampton. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]