Remembrance Gibbs (1734 - 1818)

Born 4 Feb 1734 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rachel (Hall) Gibbs — married 18 Jul 1763 in Litchfield, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Descendants

Died 1818 at about age 83 in Livonia, Livingston, New York, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Gibbs Name Study.

Remembrance Gibbs was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, on February 4, 1734, the son of Benjamin Gibbs and Abigail Marshall.^[1][2]

He married Rachel Hall in Litchfield on July 18, 1763.^[2]

Sgt. Remembrance Gibbs died in Livonia, New York, in 1818.

Children

Children of Remembrance and Rachel (Hall) Gibbs, all born in Litchfield:

1. Eldad, born June 5, 1764.^[2]
2. Hervey, born June 14, 1767.^[2]
3. Zebulon, born June 4, 1768.^[2]
4. Lois, born December 1, 1770; married Arauna Orton.^[2]
5. Lucy, born October 16, 1773.^[2]
6. Leman, born September 16, 1776.^[2]
7. Irene, born August 19, 1780.^[2]

Military

Sgt. Remembrance Gibbs served with 7th Connecticut Provincial Regiment (1775), Continental Army during the American Revolution.

Remembrance Gibbs is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A044684.

Remembrance Gibbs is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: P-165633
Rank: Sergeant

He fought in the Revolutionary War in Connecticut as a member of 5th Co. 7th 7th Connecticut Provincial Regiment, where he obtained the rank of Sergeant. He died in Livonia, New York, USA in 1818.

Sources

1. ↑ Woodruff: Pages 85-86. "Gibbs, Benjamin, ... m. Abigail Marshall ... Remembrance, b. Feb. 4, 1734."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8} Woodruff: Page 88. Citing: "Gibbs, Remembrance, of Benjamin; m. Rachel Hall, July 18, 1763. [7 children]."

See also:

• Johnston, Henry P., Record of Service of Connecticut Men. (Hartford, Connecticut, 1889). Page 81. Citing: "Sergeants. Rem Gibbs."
• Woodruff, George C. A Genealogical Register of the Inhabitants of the Town of Litchfield, Connecticut. (The Case Lockwood & Brainard Company, Hartford, Conn., 1845).
• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed August 6, 2018), "Record of Patriot’s Remembrance Gibbs", Ancestor # A044684.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #63661179 Remembrance Gibbs