Gilead Speary

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Gilead Speary

Birth
New Haven, New Haven County, Connecticut, USA
Death
14 Apr 1788 (aged 68)
New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
New Milford, Litchfield County, Connecticut, USA Add to Map
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Son of RICHARD SPERRY & ELIZABETH WILMOT

aka GILEAD SPERRY

Military: Revolutionary War

Married: Jan 30, 1745, MERCY BOARDMAN, New Milford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut

Eight children:
1. female SPERRY
Nov 24, 1746 - unkn
2. Esther Henrietta SPERRY
1748 – 1847
3. Jared SPERRY
1750 – 1812
4. Penelope SPERRY
1753 – 1842
5. Marcy/Mercy SPERRY
1756 – 1813
6. Hannah SPERRY
1760 – 1841
7. Mabel SPERRY(1)
1763 - 1766
8. Mabel SPERRY(2)
1766 – 1808
In Memory of Mr
Gilead Sperry who
Departed this life
April 14th A D 1788
In ye 69th year
of his age.
Son of RICHARD SPERRY & ELIZABETH WILMOT

aka GILEAD SPERRY

Military: Revolutionary War

Married: Jan 30, 1745, MERCY BOARDMAN, New Milford, Litchfield Co., Connecticut

Eight children:
1. female SPERRY
Nov 24, 1746 - unkn
2. Esther Henrietta SPERRY
1748 – 1847
3. Jared SPERRY
1750 – 1812
4. Penelope SPERRY
1753 – 1842
5. Marcy/Mercy SPERRY
1756 – 1813
6. Hannah SPERRY
1760 – 1841
7. Mabel SPERRY(1)
1763 - 1766
8. Mabel SPERRY(2)
1766 – 1808
In Memory of Mr
Gilead Sperry who
Departed this life
April 14th A D 1788
In ye 69th year
of his age.

Inscription

In memory of Gilead Speary who
Departed this life
April 14, 1788 In/y 69th year
of his age

The second monument, provided by the Daughters of the American Revolution states:
Gilead Speary, Patriot Rev War
1728 - April 14, 1788
Married to Mercy Boardman

Gravesite Details

Name spelled Speary in Hale Cemetery Inscriptions and on headstone, numerous ancestral trees reflect name as Sperry