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1703 - 1788 (85 years)
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Name |
Peter GILMAN [1] |
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Brig. Gen. |
Birth |
06 Feb 1703 |
Exeter, New Hampshire [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Death |
01 Dec 1788 [1] |
Notes |
- Excerpt from "The Story of the Gilmans and a Gilman Genealogy....":Brig. Gen. Peter Gilman m. 1st Mrs. Mary Gilman; 2nd Mrs. Dorothy Taylor, her 4th marriage, her last husband being Rev. Taylor, by whom she had Ann who m. Nicholas Gilman and became the mother of Gov. John Taylor Gilman and Nicholas, signer of the Constitution. Col. Peter m. 3rd the widow of Dr. Moses Prince, brother of the author of Prince's Chronology. Mrs. Prince brought with her 2 sons and a daughter who m. Rev. Chandler Robbins and had Hannah, who married Benjamin Ives Gilman. Col Peter Gilman was Speaker of the N.H. Assembly from 1759 to 1771 when he became a member of the Governor's Council. He attained the rank of Brigadier General and frequently entertained the representatives of the Crown, from whom he received many favors. His home was elaborately remodeled for this purpose and is one of Exeter's historic edifices. At the beginning of the Rev. he was under surveillance on account of his attachment to the Royalists. He was well advanced in years at the time and took no part in the war, holding the respect of the townsmen notwithstanding his loyalty to England. He had no male heirs.
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Person ID |
I25250 |
Main Tree |
Last Modified |
20 Aug 2020 |
Family 2 |
Dorothy SHERBURNE, b. 1713, Portsmouth, Rhode Island d. 25 Jan 1761, Milton, Massachusetts (Age 48 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1751 [1] |
Family ID |
F41563 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
20 Aug 2020 |
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| Birth - 06 Feb 1703 - Exeter, New Hampshire |
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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".
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