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James Gibson

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James Gibson

Birth
New Hampshire, USA
Death
3 Mar 1825 (aged 77)
Sanbornton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Sanbornton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.4994882, Longitude: -71.5845187
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from the DAR Patriot Index:
James Gibson, Ensign NH 1747 - 1825
m. 1st Anna Forest
m. 2nd Betsy Heath

from: History of Sanbornton Vol II
by Rev. M. T. Runnels

Children with Anna Forrest:
Anna, b. 1777, Jane (Janna), b. 1780
wife Anna died 1783, her gravestone is one of the oldest in the Centre cemetery

Children with Betsey Ann Heath:
Caleb H., b. 1787, Martha (Patty), b. 1789
Polly (Molly), b. 1791, Ruth, b. 1795
Abigail (Nabby), died, unmarried, 1820
Sally & John Smith of Gilmanton m. 1823

from: A history of the antecedents and descendants of William and Dorothy Werthen Forrest, of Canterbury Borough, N. H, by Cross, Lucy R. H 1897

Anna Forrest married James Gibson, Nov. 21, 1776, and died Oct. 18, 1783. He was a son of James, who is on record as a scout along the Pemigewasset and branches under Lieutenant Miles. He was in the War of the Revolution in Col. Jeremiah Clough's regiment, and died Mar. 3, 1825.
from the DAR Patriot Index:
James Gibson, Ensign NH 1747 - 1825
m. 1st Anna Forest
m. 2nd Betsy Heath

from: History of Sanbornton Vol II
by Rev. M. T. Runnels

Children with Anna Forrest:
Anna, b. 1777, Jane (Janna), b. 1780
wife Anna died 1783, her gravestone is one of the oldest in the Centre cemetery

Children with Betsey Ann Heath:
Caleb H., b. 1787, Martha (Patty), b. 1789
Polly (Molly), b. 1791, Ruth, b. 1795
Abigail (Nabby), died, unmarried, 1820
Sally & John Smith of Gilmanton m. 1823

from: A history of the antecedents and descendants of William and Dorothy Werthen Forrest, of Canterbury Borough, N. H, by Cross, Lucy R. H 1897

Anna Forrest married James Gibson, Nov. 21, 1776, and died Oct. 18, 1783. He was a son of James, who is on record as a scout along the Pemigewasset and branches under Lieutenant Miles. He was in the War of the Revolution in Col. Jeremiah Clough's regiment, and died Mar. 3, 1825.

Gravesite Details

The Gibsons have one of the oldest family plots in Centre Cemetery.



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  • Created by: David Watts
  • Added: Mar 19, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34967402/james-gibson: accessed ), memorial page for James Gibson (25 Sep 1747–3 Mar 1825), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34967402, citing Center Cemetery, Sanbornton, Belknap County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by David Watts (contributor 46865037).