Peter was born about 1780. There is a Peter Gilson (adult) in Groton, Middlesex, MA in 1790 with one son under the age of 16. He passed away in 1869. His death record identifies his father as Peter, born in Ireland and his mother as Ann.
Sources
Year: 1790; Census Place: Groton, Middlesex, Massachusetts; Series: M637; Roll: 4; Page: 243; Image: 279; Family History Library Film: 0568144
Ancestry.com. Massachusetts, Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Town and City Clerks of Massachusetts. Massachusetts Vital and Town Records. Provo, UT: Holbrook Research Institute (Jay and Delene Holbrook).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Peter 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 Peter:
Uncertain that Gilson-885 is the father of Gilson- . There are numerous Peter Gilson's. A Peter Gilson family traveled between Groton and Maine; it could be this same one or another.