Gershom Palmer (abt. 1725 - 1810)

Born about 13 Oct 1725 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Ancestors

Husband of Dorothy (Brown) Palmer — married 5 Nov 1747 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticut

Descendants

Died 6 Nov 1810 at about age 85 in Preston, New London County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Gershom Palmer was born 13 OCT 1725 at Stonington, New London County, Connecticut ^[1]. He was the fifth child of Hannah Palmer & George Palmer.

Note: Wheeler (1900) lists this person's birth date as Oct. 13, 1723.

He married 05 Nov 1747, at Stonington, Connecticut, Dorothy Brown. In addition to their 8 children of this couple profiled herein, both Wheeler (1900) and the Palmer Groups references list the following with insufficient data to create profiles at this time:

• Keturah Palmer; m. Jacob Button
• Amy Palmer; m. Daniel Budlong

Gershom Palmer died 6 NOV 1810 at Preston Connecticut.

Sources

1. ↑ Source: #S010784

• Palmer Groups; John Melvin of Charlestown and Concord, Mass , and his descendants, (1901-1905); Leavitt, E. W.; Palmer, L. M.; p. 56, 94, no. 207: https://archive.org/details/palmergroupsjoh00leavgoog/page/n107/mode/1up

• White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002., page 384.

• Wheeler, Richard Anson. History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, Connecticut, p. 514, 517, no. 150: https://archive.org/stream/historyoftownofs00whee_1#page/n539/mode/1up

• S010784 Palmer Family Ancestors and Descendants of Othniel Palmer Gerald J. Parsons Repository: Note: #NS107843 Call Number: Media: Manuscript

Acknowledgements

This profile was created on 14 September 2010 through the import of 124-DeCoursey.ged.