Jonathan was born in 1724 and is the son of Stephen Gardner and Amie Sherman. He married Mary Houghton. He married, second, Abiah Fitch. Jonathan served in the Revolutionary War under Captain Waterman in the 20th Connecticut Regiment.
"Connecticut Deaths and Burials, 1772-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7KY-X9M : 3 December 2014), Jonathan Gardner, 22 Aug 1792; citing Bozrah, New London, Connecticut, reference 40; FHL microfilm 1,312,386.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Jonathan by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
Gardiner-1387 and Gardner-7118 appear to represent the same person because: Same person with different LNAB spellings. Gardner without the I is supported by CT death index cited in Gardner-7118.