Martha (Upham) Gilbert (1807 - 1885)

Born 16 Aug 1807 in Palmer, Massachusetts

Wife of Abner Gilbert — married 1828 in Palmer, Massachusetts

Died 28 Jun 1885 at age 77 in Massachusetts

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Biography

Martha was the daughter of John Upham and Patty Bines. She was born August 16, 1807 in Palmer, Massachusetts.^[1][2] She was often known by the nickname "Patty." In 1828, she married Abner Gilbert of Leverett, Massachusetts.^[3][4]

As of the 1850 Census, Abner and Martha Gilbert were living in Leverett, Massachusetts, with four children. ^[5]

The 1865 Massachusetts state census recorded 62-year-old farmer Abner Gilbert in Leverett, Massachusetts, with Martha Gilbert, 57, Lewis H. Gilbert, 30 and also a farmer, Elmira Gilbert, 23, Anna M. Gilbert, 22, and Jennie M. Gilbert, 28. All were born in Massachusetts; Abner, Martha, Lewis, and Elmira were married; Anna and Jennie were single. ^[6]

She died June 28, 1885,^[7][8] probably in Leverett, Massachusetts. She is buried in the East Leverett Cemetery there.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Upham, p. 141
2. ↑ Birth location from death record for her son, Lewis Gilbert, Town of Leverett Death Register for 1871
3. ↑ Upham, p. 141; states marriage date of August 4, 1828.
4. ↑ Marriage record, Vital Records of Palmer, Massachusetts. "UPHAM: Martha and Abner Gilbert, Oct. 15, 1828."
5. ↑ United States Census, 1850.
6. ↑ Massachusetts: 1865 State Census. (Online database: AmericanAncestors.org). https://www.americanancestors.org/DB535/i/14424/235/38069220
7. ↑ Upham, p. 141
8. ↑ Find-A-Grave
9. ↑ Find-A-Grave

• Find-A-Grave, Patty Upham Gilbert, East Leverett Cemetery, Leverett, Massachusetts. Includes image of gravestone for Abner Gilbert and Patty Upham, his wife.
• United States Census, 1850. Record sheet for Leverett, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Accessed at Ancestry.com.
• Upham, F. K. Upham genealogy; the descendants of John Upham, of Massachusetts, who came from England in 1635, and lived in Weymouth and Malden. Joel Munsell's Sons, Publishers, Albany, NY. 1892.