Gideon Stoddard (1740 - 1820)

Born 24 Mar 1740 in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Rebeckah (Hunt) Stoddard — married [date unknown] in Woodbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States

Descendants

Died 28 May 1820 at age 80 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont, United States

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Biography

Gideon [senior, this page's father] and Olive's third child, Gideon (Jr.), was born on 24 MAR 1740. He married Rebecca Hunt, daughter of Capt. Hunt of Danbury, Connecticut. Gideon died 28 MAY 1820 in Jamaica, Vermont.

Gideon Stoddard was born on 24 Mar 1740 in Woodbury, Fairfield, Connecticut Colony, son of Deacon Gideon Stoddard (1714 - 1782) and Olive (Curtis) Stoddard (1713 - ~1776). ^[1][2] His siblings were:

1. Gideon Stoddard (1740 - 1820)
2. Nathan Anthony Stoddard (1742 - 1777)
3. Hannah (Stoddard) Clark (1746 - 1820)
4. Ruth (Stoddard) Chatfield (1769 - 1831)

Gideon married Rebekah Hunt (~1740 - ~1820) ^[3]

Their son was Rev John Stoddard (1767 - 1849).

Gideon was in the 1820 Census.^[4]

Gideon died on 28 May 1820 in Jamaica, Windham, Vermont aged 80.

• Fact: Christening (30 March 1740) First Congregational Church, Woodbury, Woodbury Township, Litchfield County, Connecticut
• Fact: http://familysearch.org/v1/LifeSketch BIRTH: Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut Town Records (1683-1867), page 42, Gideon Stoddard the son of Gideon Stoddard by his wife Olive was born March 24th 1740,

Sources

1. ↑ Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection): Ancestry.com. Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection) [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: White, Lorraine Cook, ed. The Barbour Collection of Connecticut Town Vital Records. Vol. 1-55. Baltimore, MD, USA: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1994-2002. Ancestry Record 1034 #252458 Connecticut, U.S., Town Birth Records, pre-1870 (Barbour Collection):

   Name:	Gideon Stoddard
   Birth Date:	Mar 1740
   Birth Place:	Woodbury
   Parent:	Gideon
   Parent:	Olive

2. ↑ Baptism: Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, First Congregational Church Records Volume 1 (1670-1829), page 89. 1740 March 30th Gideon ye son of Gideon Stoddard; Ann ye daughter of Nathan Curtiss; and Mary ye daughter of Peter Walker were baptized:
3. ↑ Marriage: Roxbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, First Congregational Church, Baptisms (1744-1794), Marriages (1746-1794), and Deaths (1744-1794), page 41, 1764 Jan 5 Gideon Stoddard and Rebecca Hunt
4. ↑ 1820 Census: 1820 U S Census; Census Place: Jamaica, Windham, Vermont; Page: 244; NARA Roll: M33_128; Image: 140 Ancestry Record 7734 #1038946 1820 United States Federal Census:

   Name:	Gideon Stoddard
   Home in 1820 -City, County, State-:	Jamaica, Windham, Vermont
   Enumeration Date:	August 7, 1820
   Free White Persons - Over 25:	2
   Total Free White Persons:	4
   Total All Persons - White, Slaves, Colored, Other:	4

• https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90247425/gideon-stoddard - note that this is the record for Gideon's father, but Jr is mentioned.
• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 16 January 2022, 23:05), entry for Gideon Stoddard (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LCY3-7D1 ); contributed by various users.