Gaius Hitchcock (1764 - 1843)

Born 30 Apr 1764 in Springfield, MA

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah (Wells) Hitchcock — married 6 Apr 1785 in Marlow, Hillsborough, New Hampshire, USA

Descendants

Died 12 Aug 1843 at age 79 in Waitsfield, VT

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Biography

Gaius was a Revolutionary War soldier, serving as a private in Captain Oliver Shattuck's company, Col Sears' regiment, Hampshire County, Massachusetts troops. He moved to Shelburne, MA, about 1786, to Canaan, NH, about 1793 and to Waitsfield, VT. about 1795. He lived for a time in Montpelier, VT., but returned to Waitsfield where his farm was located in lots 129 and 130.

In addition to Relief, the couple had the following children: Sally, b. Aug 17, 1786 in Shelburne, d. June 5, 1818 unmarried; Wells, b. Mar 2, 1788; Relief, b. May 25, 1789, d. July 1, 1790; Stebbins, b. Oct 26, 1793 in Canaan, NH; Eli, b. Oct 5, 1795 in Waitsfield, d. Mar 28, 1872, unmarried; Emilia, b. Feb. 17, 1798 and married Dec. 2, 1819 to Jacob Sargent from down Fayston way; a son, b. Dec. 4, 1799, d. Dec. 8, 1799; Fanny, b. Nov. 25, 1800 and married Nov. 13, 1823 to Charles Newcomb; a daughter, b. June 11, 1803, d. June 22, 1803; Alonzo, b. Jan 24, 1805, d. Mar 29, 1809; and Mariah, b. 1808, d. June 25, 1839.

Gaius Hitchcock Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915 Name: Gaius Hitchcock Gender: Male Christening Place: , SPRINGFIELD, HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS Birth Date: 30 Apr 1765 Birthplace: , SPRINGFIELD, HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS Father's Name: Samuel Hitchcock Mother's Name: Ruth

Gaius HitchcockMassachusetts, Springfield Vital Records, 1638-1887Name: Gaius Hitchcock Event Type: Birth Event Date: 30 Apr 1765 Event Place: SPRINGFIELD, HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS Gender: Male Father's Name: Samuel Hitchcock Mother's Name: Ruth

DAR Inex Service: MASSACHUSETTS Rank: PRIVATE Birth: 30 Apr 1764 SPRINGFIELD HAMPSHIRE CO MASSACHUSETTS Death: 5 Aug 1843 WAITSFIELD WASHINGTON CO VERMONT Service Source: MA SOLDIERS & SAILORS OF REV WAR VOL II P 968, PENSION *S199339 Service Description: 1) CAPT SHOTTACK'S CO

http://www.archive.org/stream/genealogyofhitch00hitc#page/202/mode/2up The Genealogy of the Hitchcock family p 238

The Genealogy of the Hitchcock Family p 218, 238

Name: Gaius Hitchcock Gender: Male Birth Date: 30 Apr 1764 Birthplace: SHELBURNE,FRANKLIN,MASSACHUSETTS Indexing Project (Batch) Number: C50181-1 </search/record/results?count=20&query=+batch_number:C50181-1> , System Origin: Massachusetts-ODM , GS Film number: 0873739 IT 4 </search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bfilm_number%3A0873739 IT 4>

Sources

• History of the Town of Waitsfield, Vermont, 1782-1908 with Family Genealogies by Matt Bushnell Jones, published by George E. Littlefield, Boston, MA, 1909. Page 341
• Massachusetts, Springfield Vital Records

Name Gaius Hitchcock

Event Type Birth

Event Date 30 Apr 1765

Event Place SPRINGFIELD, HAMPDEN, MASSACHUSETTS

Gender Male

Father's Name Samuel Hitchcock

Mother's Name Ruth

• Find A Grave: Memorial #116786756

North America Family Histories, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book NSDAR, Vol 165, 1921, page 224 - Application of membership for Mrs. Lillian Trussell Lawrence, Member #164722.

• family records

The Genealogy of the Hitchcock Family p 238

Name: Gaius Hitchcock Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 12 Aug 1781 Event Place: Deerfield, Hampshire, Massachusetts, United States Event Place: Deerfield, Hampshire Residence Place: Age: Military Status: 3 mo 2 days Military Regiment: Capt Oliver Shattuck's Co Hampshire Co Regt Lieut Col Barnabas Sears Birth Year (Estimated): Death Date: Death Place: Death Age: Relationship to Head of Household: Relationship to Head of Household: Spouse's Name: Additional Name: Page: 960 Source Reference: Massachusetts. Secretary of the Commonwealth. Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War Boston, Massachusetts : Wright & Potter, 1896-1908 Military Rank: Private Digital Folder Number: 101711086 Image Number: 00962

Citing this Record: "United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGK1-1VZT : 18 March 2018), Gaius Hitchcock, 1781.

Gaius was a Revolutionary War soldier, serving as a private in Captain Oliver Shattuck's company, Col Sears' regiment, Hampshire County, Massachusetts troops. He moved to Shelburne, MA, about 1786, to Canaan, NH, about 1793 and to Waitsfield, VT. about 1795. He lived for a time in Montpelier, VT., but returned to Waitsfield where his farm was located in lots 129 and 130. In addition to Relief, the couple had the following children:Sally, b. Aug 17, 1786 in Shelburne, d. June 5, 1818 unmarried; Wells, b. Mar 2, 1788; Relief, b. May 25, 1789, d. July 1, 1790; Stebbins, b. Oct 26, 1793 in Canaan, NH; Eli, b. Oct 5, 1795 in Waitsfield, d. Mar 28, 1872, unmarried; Emilia, b. Feb. 17, 1798 and married Dec. 2, 1819 to Jacob Sargent from down Fayston way; a son, b. Dec. 4, 1799, d. Dec. 8, 1799; Fanny, b. Nov. 25, 1800 and married Nov. 13, 1823 to Charles Newcomb; a daughter, b. June 11, 1803, d. June 22, 1803; Alonzo, b. Jan 24, 1805, d. Mar 29, 1809; and Mariah, b. 1808, d. June 25, 1839. Sources

History of the Town of Waitsfield, Vermont, 1782-1908 with Family Genealogies by Matt Bushnell Jones, published by George E. Littlefield, Boston, MA, 1909. Page 341 North America Family Histories, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lineage Book NSDAR, Vol 165, 1921, page 224 - Application of membership for Mrs. Lillian Trussell Lawrence,

Name: Relief Hitchcock Event Type: Birth Event Date: 07 Jun 1791 Event Place: Vermont, United States Gender: Female Age: Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): Father's Name: Gaius Hitchcock Mother's Name: Sally Spouse's Name: Spouse's Gender: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: GS Film Number: 0027583 Digital Folder Number: 004663764 Image Number: 01438

Citing this Record: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFVN-R3J : 4 November 2017), Gaius Hitchcock in entry for Relief Hitchcock, 07 Jun 1791, Birth; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,583.

Name: Gaius Hitchcock Event Type: Census Event Date: 1810 Event Place: Waitsfield, Chittenden, Vermont, United States Note: Page: 486 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M252 Affiliate Film Number: 64 GS Film Number: 0218668 Digital Folder Number: 005157113 Image Number: 00350

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLM-3H1 : accessed 9 December 2018), Gaius Hitchcock, Waitsfield, Chittenden, Vermont, United States; citing p. 486, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 64; FHL microfilm 218,668.

Name: Sally Hitchcock Event Type: Death Event Date: 05 Jun 1818 Event Place: Waitsfield, Vermont, United States Gender: Female Age: 30 Birth Date: Birth Year (Estimated): 1788 Father's Name: Gaius Hitchcock Mother's Name: Sally Spouse's Name: Spouse's Gender: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Birth Date: Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): Spouse's Father's Name: Spouse's Mother's Name: GS Film Number: 0027583 Digital Folder Number: 004663764 Image Number: 01492

Citing this Record: "Vermont Vital Records, 1760-1954," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XFVN-RW1 : 4 November 2017), Gaius Hitchcock in entry for Sally Hitchcock, 05 Jun 1818, Death; State Capitol Building, Montpelier; FHL microfilm 27,583.

Name: Gaius Hitchcock Event Type: Census Event Date: 1820 Event Place: Montpelier, Washington, Vermont, United States Note: Page: 1 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M33 Affiliate Film Number: 128 GS Film Number: 0281249 Digital Folder Number: 005157058 Image Number: 00015

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLG-1SF : accessed 9 December 2018), Gaius Hitchcock, Montpelier, Washington, Vermont, United States; citing p. 1, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 128; FHL microfilm 281,249.

Name: Gaius Hitchcock Event Type: Military Service Event Date: 04 Mar 1831 Event Place: Burlington, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States Event Place: Burlington, Vermont, United States Death Date: Spouse's Name: Spouse's Titles and Terms: Page: 413 Affiliate Publication Number: T718 Affiliate Publication Title: Ledgers of Payments, 1818-1872, to U.S. Pensioners Under Acts of 1818 through 1858, from the Records of the Office of the Third Auditor of the Treasury. Affiliate Film Number: 4 GS Film Number: 001319384 Digital Folder Number: 007196947 Image Number: 00399

Citing this Record: "United States Revolutionary War Pension Payment Ledgers, 1818-1872," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24Q-2K3M : accessed 9 December 2018), Gaius Hitchcock, 04 Mar 1831; citing Burlington, Burlington, Chittenden, Vermont, United States, NARA microfilm publication T718 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1962), roll 4; FHL microfilm 1,319,384.

Name: G W A Hitchcock Event Type: Census Event Date: 1840 Event Place: Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont, United States Page: 266 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M704 Affiliate Film Number: 546 GS Film Number: 0027441 Digital Folder Number: 005154909 Image Number: 00539

Citing this Record: "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHY6-8SF : 18 August 2017), G W A Hitchcock, Waitsfield, Washington, Vermont, United States; citing p. 266, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 546; FHL microfilm 27,441.

Gaius HitchcockFind A Grave Index Name: Gaius Hitchcock Event Type: Burial Event Date: 1843 Event Place: Waitsfield Common, Washington, Vermont, United States of America Photograph Included: Y Birth Date: 30 Apr 1764 Death Date: 12 Aug 1843 Affiliate Record Identifier: 116786756 Cemetery: Common Cemetery