Henry
Gilbert
Born in Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts Bay
Ancestors 
Son of Henry Gilbert
and Sarah (Domer) Gilbert
Brother of
Lydia Gilbert, Elijah Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilbert, Ebenezer Gilbert, Sarah (Gilbert) Carley, Elijah Gilbert, Elisha Gilbert, Eunice Gilbert and Mary Gilbert
Husband of
Dorcas (Ballou) Gilbert
— married
1773 in Peru, Berkshire, Massachusetts
Descendants 
Father of
Sally (Gilbert) Watkins and Domer Gilbert
Died
at age 76
in Peru, Berkshire, Massachusetts, United States
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| Created 30 Dec 2010
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Biography
This profile is part of the Gilbert Name Study.
Gilbert, Henry, Brookfield (also given New Braintree). Private, Capt. Peter Harwood's co., Col. Ebenezer Learned's regt.; muster roll dated Aug. 1, 1775; enlisted April 28, 1775; service, 3 mos., 1 week, 4 days; also, order for bounty coat or its equivalent in money dated Camp at Roxbury, Dec. 20, 1775; also, return of men raised to serve in the Continental Army from 4th co., Col. James Converse's (4th Worcester Co.) regt., dated Brookfield, Sept. 15, 1777; residence, New Braintree (also given Brookfield); engaged for town of New Braintree (also given Brookfield); joined Capt. Harwood's co., Col. Nixson's regt.; term, 3 years; also, Private, Capt. Benjamin Heywood's (5th) co., Col. Thomas Nixon's (6th) regt.; Continental Army pay accounts for service from Jan. 1, 1780, to March 11, 1780; reported discharged March 11, 1780.
Henry Gilbert born at Brookfield, MA, Nov. 25, 1754; died at Peru, MA, Aug. 20, 1831; married first Dorcas Ballou, born in Cumberland, RI, Mar. 30, 1754; daughter of Amariah and Keziah (Peters) (Cook) Ballou; married second at Peru, MA, May 16, 1808; Rebecca Goldthwait, born in 1758; died Aug, 2, 1842, aged 84 years; daughter of Joseph and Mary (Goldthwait) Goldthwait.
Children: i. Silas, bapt. June 13, 1784; ii. Sally, bapt. June 13, 1784; iii. Lucy, bapt. May 14, 1786; iv. Hepzibah, bapt. Oct. 26, 1788; v. Domer, b. July 27, 1789; vi. Mahala, bapt. Aug. 12, 1792; vii. Hannah Bullen, bapt. July 5, 1795; and viii. Lydea, bapt. Aug. 27, 1797.
Sources
- Ballou, Adin. 1888. An elaborate history and genealogy of the Ballous in America.
- Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors in the War of the Revolution, 17 Vols. Volume 6, page 411
- The Gilbert Family by Homer Worthington Brainard pages 262 and 263
- The Gilbert family: Descendants of Thomas Gilbert, 1582(?)-1659, of Mt. Wollaston (Braintree), Windsor, and Wethersfield, by Homer Worthington Brainard
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henry by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henry:
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~1.56%
Mary (Holden) Morgan
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~0.78%
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"[254.] DORCAS Ballou', Amariah, Nathaniel, James, Maturin' ; b. in Cumberland, R. I., Mar. 30, 1754; m. Henry Gilbert of Partridgefield, soon after Peru, Mass. They had several chn., of whose names only the following have reached us, viz., Lucy, Hepsie, Hannah, Lydia and Donner. We have made much fruitless research to trace this family, and must abandon it. Mrs. Dorcas (Ballou) Gilbert is said to have d. in 1805. This descent closed."
"[254.] DORCAS Ballou', Amariah, Nathaniel, James, Maturin' ; b. in Cumberland, R. I., Mar. 30, 1754; m. Henry Gilbert of Partridgefield, soon after Peru, Mass. They had several chn., of whose names only the following have reached us, viz., Lucy, Hepsie, Hannah, Lydia and Donner. We have made much fruitless research to trace this family, and must abandon it. Mrs. Dorcas (Ballou) Gilbert is said to have d. in 1805. This descent closed."