Baxter Gilbert (abt. 1798 - 1866)

Born about May 1798 in Vermont, United States

Husband of Mary (Unknown) Gilbert — married before 1819 in United States

Descendants

Died 5 Apr 1866 at about age 67 in Darien, Genesee, New York, United States

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Biography

This profile is part of the Gilbert Name Study.

DNA distant common Ancestry information

1815: Baxter was in Genesee County, New York.^[1]

1817: Baxter Gilbert married Mary "Polly" Bunce in Pembroke, Genesee, New York.^{[citation needed]}

1820 Census: Baxter Gilbert At Pembroke, Genesee, New York:^[2]

• 1 male 16 to 26
• 1 female 26 to 45.
• 2 females under 10

1830 Census: Baxter Gilbert At Pembroke, Genesee, New York aged between 30 and 40:^[3]

• 1 Male - 30 thru 39
• 2 Males - 5 thru 9
• 1 Female - 30 thru 39
• 1 Female - 20 thru 29
• 2 Females - 10 thru 14
• 1 Female - Under 5

1840 Census: Baxter Gilbert At Darvin, Genesee, New York aged between 40 and 50:^[4]

• 1 Male - 40 thru 49
• 2 Males - 15 thru 19
• 1 Male - 5 thru 9
• 1 Female - 40 thru 49
• 1 Female - 20 thru 29
• 1 Female - 10 thru 14
• 1 Female - 5 thru 9
• 1 Female - Under 5

1850 Census: At Darien, Genesee, New York, United States:^[5]

• Baxter Gilbert Male 52 Vermont
• Mary Gilbert Female 58 Vermont
• Dan Gilbert Male 16 New York
• Malone Gilbert Male 14 New York
• Gilbert-Soule Male 3 New York. The census record shows an hypenated name, this most likely is the child of their daughter Mary (born 1828 who died in 1845) at age 17, who married a man named Soule.

1860 Census: At Darien, Genesee, New York Baxter Gilbert and his second wife Laura </u>^[6]

• Baxter Gilbert Male 62 Vermont
• Laura Ann Gilbert Female 53 New York
• Gilbert Gilbert [see 1850 census above] Male 14 New York
• Merill Gilbert Male age illegible, appears to be age "0" New York

Baxter Gilbert died on 5 Apr 1866^[7] and is buried in Old Town Cemetery, Drien, Genesee County, New York. His Will was dated 29 Nov 1865 and was probated on 28 May 1866^[8]

Research Notes

A tree on Ancestry.com^[9] shows father as John Gilbert born 16 Mar 1760 at Bennington, Vermont and died 31 Mar 1825 at Le Roy, Genesee, New York.

Sources

1. ↑ Publication: A descriptive and biographical record of Genesee County, New York published in 1899
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLV-8GD : accessed 18 August 2019), Baxter Gilbert, Pembroke, Genesee, New York, United States; citing p. 227, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 72; FHL microfilm 193,727.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPN-PRC : 29 July 2017), Baxter Gilbert, Pembroke, Genesee, New York, United States; citing 241, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 90; FHL microfilm 17,150.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHT7-751 : 15 August 2017), Baxter Gilbert, Darvin, Genesee, New York, United States; citing p. 587, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 287; FHL microfilm 17,188.
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCYX-H46 : 12 April 2016), Baxter Gilbert, Darien, Genesee, New York, United States; citing family 91, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCWF-XTL : 14 December 2017), Baxter Gilbert, 1860.
7. ↑ Reported to be recorded in Cemetery files record
8. ↑ Probate documentation: New York, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1659-1999 on Ancestry.com
9. ↑ https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/49744028/person/13019316666/facts

See also:

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 September 2017, 19:33), entry for Baxter Gilbert(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LV4X-3JT); contributed by various users.