Edward GILMAN

1617 - 1653  (~ 35 years)

• Name	Edward GILMAN  [1]
  Christening	23 Dec 1617  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Death	1653	Lost at sea   [1]
  Notes	Exerpt from "The Story of the Gilmans and a Gilman Genealogy.....":M. abt. 1646 at Ipswich, Elizabeth Smith, dau. of Richard Smith of Ipswich, Mass., who presented them with a place in that town. Edward later sold this to his own father, having moved to Exeter in 1647, where he obtained rights to erecg and operate saw mills. In 1651 he had upon the stocks a vessel of about 50 toms burden, probably for the export of lumber along the coast. He was active, enterprising and judicious and immediately became a popular and leading citizen. Grants of land were repeatedly made to him, the last of which was on May 10, 1652, which was the same day his father and young brother Moses were accepted as townsmen. In 1653 Edward went to England for mill gearing and was lost at sea. His business was taken over by his brother John, and his family, consisting of his wife and three small sons, were cared for by both of his brothers. It is not known how long his wife survived him. His father died a short time later.
  Person ID	I25122	Main Tree
  Last Modified	23 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Edward GILMAN,   c. 1587   d. 1654, Exeter, New Hampshire (Age ~ 67 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mary CLARK
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F06445	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth SMITH
  Marriage	Abt 1646	Ipswich, England   [1]
  Children	1. Edward GILMAN,   b. 1648, Newmarket, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire d. 1692, Newmarket Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire (Age 44 years)  [Birth]   2. John GILMAN,   b. 1650, Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire d. Bef 1698, Newmarket Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire (Age < 48 years)  [Natural]   3. Daniel GILMAN,   b. 1652, Exeter, New Hampshire d. 1683, Exeter, Rockingham Co., New Hampshire (Age 31 years)  [Birth]
  Family ID	F10153	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Marriage - Abt 1646 - Ipswich, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S00092] Constance Le Neve Gilman Ames, "The Story of the Gilmans and a Gilman Genealogy of the Descendants of Edward Gilman of Hingham, England 1550-1950".