William Gale (1811 - 1896)

Born 2 Oct 1811 in Amesbury, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Emily (Clifford) Gale — married 29 Oct 1836 in Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States

Descendants

Died 4 Jun 1896 at age 84 in Amesbury, Massachusetts

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Biography

William was born in 1811. He was the son of Lucy Thorn and William Gale^[1].

He married Emily Clifford on 29 Oct 1836.^[2][3]

They had at least 9 children: Sarah Elizabeth, Harriet Newell, William Harrison, Mary Francis, William Francis, John William, Clara Augusta, Emily Ann, and Andrew L.

In 1850 he was living with his wife, four children (Sarah, Harriet, Mary and CLara), his widowed mother, and Abigail Thom, likely a relative on his mother's side, perhaps a cousin.^[4]

In 1860 he was living with his wife, four children (Sarah, Mary, Clara and Andrew), and his widowed mother.^[5]

By 1870 it was just him and his wife and their youngest child, Andrew.^[6]

In 1880 it was just the couple.^[7]

He passed away in 1896.^[8] and is burried in Mount Prospect Cemetery, Amesbury, MA.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ "Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCVF-BMQ : 15 January 2020), William Gale, 1811.
2. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910, 1921-1924", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC82-GVM : 24 January 2020), William Gale, 1836.
3. ↑ Topsfield Historical Society. Vital Records of Salisbury, Massachusetts: To the End of the Year 1849. Topsfield, Massachusetts: Topsfield Historical Society, 1915. pages 305, 369. https://books.google.com/books?id=PWoMAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA369&ots=2XOSLJVie7&dq=29%20October%201836%20Marriage%20William%20Gale%20and%20Emily%20Clifford&pg=PA369#v=onepage&q=1836%20William%20Gale%20Emily%20Clifford&f=false
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD9L-RHK : 4 April 2020), William Gale, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing family 207, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZCZ-5ZC : 11 November 2020), Wm Gale, 1860.
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD3S-8DX : 19 March 2020), William Gale, 1870.
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH6C-B81 : 15 August 2017), Emily Gale in household of William Gale, Salisbury, Essex, Massachusetts, United States; citing enumeration district ED 172, sheet 381C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,528.
8. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths, 1841-1915, 1921-1924," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7YX-Y46 : 6 April 2020), William Gale, 04 Jun 1896; citing Amesbury, Massachusetts, 403, State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm 961,518.
9. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147608909/william-harrison-gale : accessed 15 November 2020), memorial page for William Harrison Gale (2 Oct 1811–4 Jun 1896), Find a Grave Memorial no. 147608909, citing Mount Prospect Cemetery, Amesbury, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by C. Eileen Dodge (contributor 47156099) .