Bridget (Palmer) Gallup (1743 - 1823)

Born 5 Apr 1743 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Wife of Benadam Gallup IV — married 30 Jan 1766 in Stonington, New London, CT

Descendants

Died 22 Aug 1823 at age 80 in Groton, New London County, Connecticut

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Biography

Bridget Palmer was born 5 Apr 1743 at Stonington, New London County, Connecticut. She was the fourth child of Thomas Palmer and Priscilla Chesebrough.

Bridget Palmer married 30 Jan 1766 at Stonington, New London County, Connecticut, Benadam Gallup ^[1]. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Nathaniel Eells. They had 7 children during the timeframe through September 1781, all born at Stonington.

Bridget (Palmer) Gallup died 22 Aug 1823 at Groton [Ledyard was still part of Groton at this time]. Her grave is in Gallup Cemetery, Ledyard, Connecticut.

Gravestone inscription: In Memory of/Bridget/wife of Col Benadam Gallup/ who died August 22, 1823/ aged 80 years.

Research Notes:

Bridget's mother, Priscilla (Chesebrough) Palmer, was great-granddaughter of John Alden [Mayflower Families 16:1:602 (birth)]; thus Bridget is a Mayflower Descendant.

Mozart Gallup's NEHGS lists her as from Stoughton, MA (not correct)

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S-1350444962

• Source S-1350444962 Title: Family Data Collection - Individual Records

Repository: #R-19

Author: Edmund West, comp.

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.

• Source S-1450862356 Title: Public Member Trees

Repository: #R-19

Author: Ancestry.com

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.

• Source S-1481598240 Title: Family Data Collection - Births

Repository: #R-19

Author: Edmund West, comp.

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.

• Source S-1760367276 Title: U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900

Repository: #R-19

Author: Yates Publishing

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases.

• Source S-1851213919 Title: Connecticut Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection)

Repository: #R-19

Author: Ancestry.com

Publication: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002.

• Source S-2024265418 Title: Alden Family Database for Eight Generations, 2003 Edition

Author: Alden Society

Publication: http://www.alden.org/aldengen/pafg01.htm

Note: accessed 9 April 2005

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut; p. 390, no. 111: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n412/mode/1up; p. 515 no. 210: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n537/mode/1up

• Genealogy of the Descendants of William Chesebrough; Anna Chesebrough Wildey; New York: Press of T. A. Wright 1903: p. 309, no. 168: https://archive.org/stream/genealogydescen00wildgoog#page/n318/mode/1up

• Palmer Groups (1901-1905); Leavitt, E. W.; Palmer, L. M.; p. 79, 136, no. 387: https://archive.org/details/palmergroupsjoh00leavgoog/page/n149

Acknowledgement

This profile was created through the import of master 11_12.ged on 21 October 2010.

Later merged with profile Palmer-4308 created through the import of Oct 14 2012.ged on Nov 10, 2012 by Pam Carter.