Moses Gee (1765 - 1853)

Born 24 Jun 1765 in South Precinct, Dutchess, New York Colony

Ancestors

Husband of Abigail (Rush) Gee — married 4 Mar 1790 in Philipstown, Dutchess, New York, United States

Descendants

Died 1853 at about age 87 in Virgil, Cortland, New York, United States

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Biography

Moses Gee was born in 1765.

He moved to Virgil, N.Y. circa 1813.

The 1914 History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California notes that he married Abigail Rush, and they had 11 children.^[1]

Probable children:

1. John, b. 1 Oct 1790
2. Hannah, b. 1792
3. Sarah, b. 1794
4. Forgus, b. 15 Jul 1796
5. (Unk. son, b. 1800-1810)
6. (Unk. son, b. 1800-1810)
7. Catherine, b. 10 Jan 1801; m. Samuel Hewlett
8. Nancy, b. 29 Jan 1806
9. Philemon D., b. 19 Mar 1811
10. Josephus, b. 27 Jan 1816
11. Van Rensselaer, b. 6 May 1818
12. (Unk. dau., b. 1820-1825)

Notes

1800 Census [6 total in household]:

• 1. Male, age 0-10 [b. 1790-1800] ( ? )
• 2. Male, age 0-10 [b. 1790-1800] ( ? )
• 3. Male, age 26-45 [b. 1755-1774] (Moses Gee, b. 1765)
• 4. Female, age 0-10 [b. 1790-1800] ( ? )
• 5. Female, age 0-10 [b. 1790-1800] ( ? )
• 6. Female, age 16-26 [b. 1775-1794] (Abigail Rush, b. 1775)

1810 Census [? total in household]:

• 1.

1820 Census [8 total in household]:

• 1. Male, age 0-10 [b. 1810-1820] (Van Rensselaer Gee, b. 1818)
• 2. Male, age 0-10 [b. 1810-1820] (Josephus Gee, b. 1815)
• 3. Male, age 0-10 [b. 1810-1820] (Philemon D. Gee, b. 1811)
• 4. Male, age 18-26 [b. 1794-1802] ( ? )
• 5. Male, age 45+ [b. before 1775] (Moses Gee, b. 1765)
• 6. Female, age 10-16 [b. 1804-1810] ( ? )
• 7. Female, age 10-16 [b. 1804-1810] (Nancy Gee, b. 1806)
• 8. Female, age 26-45 [b. 1775-1794] (Abigail Rush, b. 1775)

Sources

1. ↑ Carpenter, Aurelius O., & Millberry, Percy H., History of Mendocino and Lake Counties, California: With Biographical Sketches of the Leading, Men and Women of the Counties who Have Been Identified with Their Growth and Development from the Early Days to the Present, p. 1034

• "United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH5T-WCV : accessed 24 July 2021), Moses Gee, Phillips, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing p. 78, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 21; FHL microfilm 193,709.

• "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH25-Q4H : accessed 24 July 2021), Moses Gee, Phillips, Dutchess, New York, United States; citing p. 175, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 30; FHL microfilm 181,384.

• "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLD-4WY : accessed 24 March 2021), Moses Gee, Virgil, Cortland, New York, United States; citing p. 623, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 66; FHL microfilm 193,721.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHPS-BCD : 20 February 2021), Moses Gee, Virgil, Cortland, New York, United States; citing 108, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 88; FHL microfilm 17,148.

Acknowledgments

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