"Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-6W76 : 29 November 2018), Gideon Colton, 18 Sep 1795; citing Birth, Wilbraham, Hampden, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009730.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M68Y-T44 : 12 April 2016), Gideon Colton, Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut, United States; citing family 234, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [spouse Almira]
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFZS-G6S : 29 July 2017), Gideon Colton in household of Alexander Elkey, Vernon, Tolland, Connecticut, United States; citing enumeration district ED 150, sheet 29A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,109. [living with daughter Mary and family]
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Gideon by comparing test results with other carriers of his ancestors' Y-chromosome or mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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