Christianna Lucretia (Simrell) Gardner (1775 - 1859)

Born 1775 in Luzerne County, PA

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Died 26 Feb 1859 at about age 84 in Greenfield Township, Luzerne, PA

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Biography

Christianna was born in 1775. Christianna Simrell ... He passed away in 1859. ^[1]

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Death Record Extracts

• Primary Source, (burial); Tertiary Source (biography), Find A Grave Index ^[1] Data Summary:

1. ) Find A Grave: Memorial #7554031: Christianna Lucretia (Simrell) Gardner was born in 1776 at Ulster County, New York, USA., and she died 26 Feb 1859 (aged 82–83) at Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA.
   1. ) Marriage. Christianna Lucretia Simrell married Jesse Gardner (1771–1840) in 1795, and second Benjamin Gardner (1768–1854) in 1847.
   2. ) Children:
      1. ) Stephen Gardner (1796–1844)
      2. ) Bethia Gardner Harford (1798–1841)
      3. ) William Gardner (1799–1880)
      4. ) Francis Gardner Lester (1801–1890)
      5. ) Henry Gardner (1803–1875)
      6. ) John Gardner (1807–1863)
      7. ) Charles Gardner (1813–1859)
      8. ) Horton B. Gardner (1814–1892)
2. ) BURIAL. Christianna Lucretia (Simrell) Gardner was buried in the Finch Cemetery at Spencers Corners, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA
   1. ) Find a Grave Notes: "Daughter of William and Bethia (Owens) Simerell. According to the Gardiner-Gardner Genealogy Book she was born in 1776 somewhere in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, but there's other evidence that suggests she might have actually been born in Ulster County, New York- as that is where her father's Revolutionary War enlistment lists as his residence. She married Jesse Gardner, a Connecticut transplant about 1795. They had eleven children. The family resided in Providence Township, Luzerne, (now Lackawanna county), Pennsylvania and moved to Greenfield Township, Luzerne (now Lackawanna), Pennsylvania sometime between 1810 and 1820. In 1847, seven years after Jesse's death, Christianna married Benjamin Gardner, his brother. Christianna died 26 Feburary 1859 in Greenfield at the age of 83."
   2. ) Tombstone Photo: Inscription, "CHRISTIANNA WIFE OF Benjamin Gardner DIED Feb. 26, 1859. Ӕ. 83 years. --<>-- Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord." Ӕ.

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Bibliography

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 13 March 2019), memorial page for Christianna Lucretia Simrell Gardner (1776–26 Feb 1859), Find A Grave Memorial no. 7554031, citing Finch Cemetery, Spencers Corners, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, USA ; Maintained by Sister Sonya (contributor 47696213) .