Samuel Gardner (1740 - 1790)

Born 3 Feb 1740 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Husband of Dorothy (Miles) Gardner — married 9 Aug 1769 in Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts Bay

Descendants

Died 6 May 1790 at age 50 in Charlestown, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Private Samuel Gardner served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Samuel Gardner, the son of Henry and Lucy Gardner, was born on February 3, 1740-1?. It is likely that he was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts, as a birth record exists there, although his birth is also recorded in the records of Woburn, Massachusetts. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]}

On August 9, 1769, Samuel, "of Woburn," married in Concord, Massachusetts, Dorothy Miles, of Concord. "Samuel Gardner, of Charlestown," was admitted as a member of Woburn First Church, April 5, 1770. His wife Dorothy died on February 11, 1787, at the age of 43. ^{[6] [7] [8]}

Samuel was a soldier in the American Revolutionary War. He served as a Private in Capt. Isaac Tuckerman's Company, Col. Ebenezer Francis' Regiment, of Massachusetts in 1776 ; and served as Guard at Boston from October 1, 1779, to January 11, 1780, in Capt. Caleb Champney's Company, Major Nathaniel Heath's Regiment. ^{[4] [9]}

Samuel Gardner died in Charlestown, Massachusetts, on May 6, 1790, at the age of 50. On May 8, he was buried at the First Burial Ground in Woburn, Massachusetts. His gravestone has probably been destroyed since William Cutter's 1866 cemetery survey, but the text has been preserved and may have appeared thus: ^{[10] [5] [6]}

In Memory of

Mr SAMUEL GARDNER

of Charlestown who died

6^th May 1790 In the

50^th Year of his age.

Children

1. Samuel, born March 4, 1770.^[11]
2. Henry, born September 13, 1772.^[12]
3. Miles, born March 26, 1776; married, February 28, 1806, Lydia Teel.^[13][14]
4. Elizabeth, 1776–1777.^{[citation needed]}
5. Joseph, born August 8, 1779; married, December 28, 1897, Martha Pierce.^[15][16]
6. Abner, 1781–1818^{[citation needed]}; married, October 18, 1807, Mary Niles.^[17]
7. Elizabeth, 1786–1787.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ Woburn Records: PART I. BIRTHS. Page 104. Citing: "GARDNER, Samuel, s. of Henry and Lucy, May 3, 1740."
2. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4V2-J5T : 3 November 2017), Samuel Gardner, 03 Feb 1740; citing Birth, Woburn, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 859,998.
   Transcript of Image: "Gardner, Samuel [son] of Henry and Lucy Gardner : born February y^e . 3d. 1740 [1740-1?]."
3. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F42Q-85H : 6 November 2017), Samuel Gardner, 03 Feb 1740; citing Birth, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 740,995.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Hall: Page 434. Citing: "SAMUEL GARDNER: Born in Charlestown, Mass., Feb. 3, 1741; died May 6, 1790; served in Capt. Isaac Tuckerman's Co., Col. Ebenezer Francis' Regt., of Massachusetts in 1776 ; and served as Guard at Boston from Oct. 1, 1779, to Jan. 11, 1780, in Capt. Caleb Champney's Co., Major Nathaniel Heath's Regt.—Robert Wilder Bush."
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 March 2019), memorial page for Samuel Gardner (3 Feb 1740–6 May 1790), Find A Grave: Memorial #7849513, citing First Burial Ground, Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA ; Maintained by Dorothy Longabard (contributor 46588619).
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Woburn Records: PART II. EPITAPHS, FIRST BURIAL-GROUND. Page 55*. Citing: "(264.) 'In Memory of Mr Samuel Gardner of Charlestown who died 6'th May 1790 In the 50'th Year of his age.'
   Samuel Gardner, of Charlestown, admitted member of Woburn First Church, April 5, 1770 (vide Church Manual, p. 11); was born Feb. 3, 1740 (Woburn Records), son of Henry (epitaph 195) and Lucy Gardner His wife, Dorothy, died 1787 (epitaph 260). "1790, May. Samuel Gardner died 6th, and buried 8th.” (S. Thompson's Diary.)"
7. ↑ Woburn Records: PART III. MARRIAGES. Page 108. Citing: "Samuel Gardner of Woburn and Dorothy Miles of Concord, at Concord, Aug. 9, 1769."
8. ↑ Woburn Records: PART II. DEATHS. Page 79. Citing: "GARDNER, Dorothy, wife of Samuel, Feb. 11, 1787; 43 y."
9. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers of the Revolutionary War: Vol. 6. Page 277. Citing: "Gardner, Samuel. Boston. Private, ..."
10. ↑ Woburn Records: PART II. DEATHS. Page 79. Citing: "GARDNER, Samuel, s. of ___, of Charlestown, May 6, 1790; 50 y."
11. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F427-W2K : 6 November 2017), Samuel Gardner, 04 Mar 1770; citing Birth, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 740,995.
12. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F427-W2G : 6 November 2017), Henry Gardner, 13 Sep 1772; citing Birth, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 740,995.
13. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F427-W2R : 6 November 2017), Miles Gardner, 26 Mar 1776; citing Birth, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 740,995.
14. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHWN-RMQ : 5 November 2017), Miles Gardner and Lydia Teel, 28 Feb 1806; citing Marriage Notice, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 893,860.
15. ↑ "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F427-W99 : 6 November 2017), Joseph Gardner, 08 Aug 1779; citing Birth, Charlestown, Suffolk, Massachusetts, United States, , town clerk offices, Massachusetts; FHL microfilm 740,995.
16. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCDT-4J2 : 9 February 2018), Joseph Gardner and Martha Pierce, 28 Dec 1807; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 761,394.
17. ↑ "Massachusetts Marriages, 1695-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FC4C-HZV : 9 February 2018), Abner Gardner and Mary Niles, 18 Oct 1807; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 0982354 IT 1.

See also:

• Hall, Edward Hagaman. Register of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution (Empire State Society, New York, 1899).

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896).

• Johnson, Edward. Woburn Records of Births, Deaths, Marriages, and Marriage Intentions, from 1640 to 1900 (Woburn, Mass., 1890-1919).