Elmer Gilbert (1757)

Born 6 May 1757 in Fairfield, Connecticut

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Biography

The events and outcome of the revolutionary war shaped the choices of residency for many families of this era. The battle of Long Island took place on 27 Aug 1776. The inhabitants left their homes and belongings to relocate in CT ("the main") four days later on 31 August.

Refugee from Long Island to Connecticut, 1776, Appendix H

"Forms of Association At the suggestion of the Continental Congress the following Form of Association to support Congress and the Provincial Convention was adopted by the Freemen, Freeholders, and inhabitants of the city and county of New York on Saturday the 29th of April, 1775 and transmitted for signing to all the Counties in the Province"

The form lists the objections to British governance and reasons for signing. Primarily they are agreeing that they no longer agree with Legislative Acts imposed by the British and new taxes. They agree to uphold civility to each other while seeking new laws/independence for governance.

"SIGNERS OF THE ASSOCIATION IN SUFFOLK COUNTY [Note. In the following Lists all were signers of the usual Form of Association as given in No. 5, above. It will be seen that many signed more than one list. The original documents give many more than are given herein of those who refused to sign. If they reconsidered and signed, their names are given only as signers, below. While all the other towns have their Lists, it may seem strange that Southhold has none. The Southhold names may be found in Nos. 10-12, the "County Hall" being in that Town. The "Q" stands for Quaker; the "R" for Refugee. See the Note in No. 6, above.] 10 Names of Persons who signed the Association in Suffolk County, May, 1775."

Description for men on lists 13 to 17:

"[ Note - Nos 13 to 17, inclusive, relate to certain Militiamen, of Suffolk County as they were organized in 1775. There is no proof, therein, of Military Service during the War. The documents ( Associations 30: 178, 179, 192, 194) were signed, apparently, without the care that is evident in the other lists, Some of the signers had already refused to sign - thus leading to confusion. Those who finally signed have been given credit therefor in the lists as they appear, below. The lists do not include those who were marked "absent" The first part of Nos. 13-17 is simply recorded "Suffolk County"; but the latter part is dated "Southold, June 23, 1775. The whole is signed by Col. Phineas Fanning.)"^[1]

list 18 Signers in Brookhaven - May 1775 (Associations 30, 150)

list 18 shows:

Gilbert Elmer

Thaddeus

Census

Census:

Date: 1776

Place: Township of Brookhaven^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Title: The refugees of 1776 from Long Island to Connecticut by Frederic Gregory Mather. Published 1913 Publication: pg 1057 Signers in Brookhaven - May 1775 ( Associations 30, 150 ) Elmer and Thaddeus Gilbert
2. ↑ Brookhaven NY 1776 Census Publication: entry #179 1 male over 16 and under 50, 1 male under age 16 and 1 female over 16

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Ancestral File Number: MCVL-SP

Notes

An excerpt from a digitized book "Our County and its People", "A History of the Valley and County of Chemung" by Ausburn Towner. The book was published in1892. It records an Elmer Gilbert with same names of two known sons, Lazarus and Samuel, with additional family information.

"Gilbert, Elmer, a native of Connecticut, came to Broome County, NY., where he died at an advanced age. He was a farmer, and his children were Lazarus, Jarvis, John, Samuel, Andrew W., and Annie. Andrew W. Gilbert was born in Ulster County, N. Y., and married Anne C., daughter of Hull Stratton. Their children are Lucretia (Mrs. Whitney), Louisa (Mrs. Schofield), Mary (Mrs. Sheaek), Lydia A., Elmer, Gilbert, and Uri R. Elmer was born March 8, 1828, in Broome County, and married. April 21, 1863, Sarah, daughter of Caleb Wolcott, by whom he has one daughter, Carrie, born July 25, 1868. Mr. Gilbert resides in Big Flats, where he has served as justice of the peace for twenty years. He married, second, Mrs. Erminda S. Truesdell, daughter of John and Mary Silsbee, who was born July 26, 1835."

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