Caleb Gilbert (1780 - abt. 1849)

Born 9 May 1780 in Hanover, Plymouth, Massachusetts, United States [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Diana (Curtis) Gilbert — married 18 Nov 1800 in Turner, Cumberland, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Achsah (Burgess) GIlbert — married about 22 Oct 1815 in District of Maine, Massachusetts, United States

Husband of Eliza (Blasdell) Gilbert — married 5 Nov 1836 in Phippsburg, Lincoln, Maine, United States

Descendants

Died about 31 Aug 1849 at about age 69 in Turner, Oxford, Maine, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

This profile is part of the Gilbert Name Study.

Birth

Caleb Gilbert was the son of Elijah Gilbert and Hannah (Stetson) (Randall) Gilbert. His birth is recorded in May 1780 at Hanover, Massachusetts,^[1] and on 9 May 1780 at Turner, Maine (then in Massachusetts).^[2] The date that his parents arrived in Turner is unknown. The most likely scenario is that he was born at Hanover and that his birth was re-recorded at Turner after his parents moved there.

Marriages

1. On 24 Aug 1800, Caleb Gilbert of Turner, Maine, and Diana Curtis of Greene, Maine, (both then in Massachusetts) pubished at Turner their intention to marry, and they married at Turner on 18 Nov 1800.^[3]
2. Caleb Gilbert married Achsah Burgess.^[4] A FindAGrave memorial, citing no sources, says that they married on 22 Oct 1815.^[5] Their first known child was born at Turner, Maine (then in Massachusetts), on 15 Aug 1816.^[6]
3. On 15 Oct 1836, Caleb Gilbert of Turner, Maine, and Eliza Blasdell of Phippsburg, Maine, published at Phippsburg their intention to marry, and they married there on 5 Nov 1836.^[7]

Death

A gravestone at the Turner Centerville Cemetery in Turner, Maine, says that Caleb Gilbert died on 31 Aug 1849 at the age of 69 years, 3 months.^[8]

Research Note

The following is excerpted from William Riley French, A history of Turner, Maine, from its settlement to 1886 (Portland, Me., 1887)

The children of Caleb Gilbert by his first wife, Dianna Curtis, were

1. Lewis, who settled in Turner, but at length removed to Greene, where he spent a large portion of his life;
2. Caleb, who married a daughter of Ichabod Leavitt, now deceased;
3. Diana who married Alden Rose, deceased;
4. Franklin, who spent his life in the town;
5. Melzar, who married Alma Bradford, and is now living;
6. Hiram, who married Sarah Ann Bidwell, removed from town; and
7. one that died in infancy.

By his second wife, Achsah Burgess, his children were

1. John, who removed from town and deceased;
2. Achsah, who married away;
3. Elijah, who died in early life;
4. Mary, who married away;
5. Love, who also married away.

By his third wife, a Miss Blaisdell, his children were

1. Fairfield,
2. Clinton, and
3. one whose name is not remembered.

These all removed from town.

NOTE TWO (unsourced)

A son BY Eliza Blasdell, named "Christopher B Gilbert" (Abt Jul 1849 Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, Maine, - 4 Sep 1913 Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, Maine), is recorded in an online tree.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Massachusetts Births and Christenings, 1639-1915, database, FamilySearch, Caleb Gilbert, 1780
2. ↑ Transcription by the town clerk of Turner, Maine, of the birth record of Caleb Gilbert, son of Elijah and Hannah Gilbert, citing "Book #1, Turner Records," in Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch, Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Gardner, 1821-Gifford, 1849 > image 4821 of 4825; multiple sources, Maine.
3. ↑ Transcription by the town clerk of Turner, Maine, of the marriage record of Caleb Gilbert and Diana Curtis, citing "Book #1, Turner Records," in Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch, Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Gifford, 1850-Golden, 1884 > image 168 of 4625; multiple sources, Maine.
4. ↑ William Riley French, A history of Turner, Maine, from its settlement to 1886 (Portland, Me., 1887), page 62
5. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #39889822 for Achsah (Burgess) Gilbert
6. ↑ Transcription by the town clerk of Turner, Maine, of the birth record of John Gilbert, citing "Book #1, Turner Records," in Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921, database with images, FamilySearch, Delayed returns for vital records 1670-1891 > Gifford, 1850-Golden, 1884 > image 245 of 4625; multiple sources, Maine.
7. ↑ Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, database, FamilySearch, "Phippsburg > Vital records, 1812-1891," page 278 > image 340 of 374 for the intention, page 281 > image 341 of 374 for the marriage
8. ↑ Photo of gravestone of Caleb Gilbert (Find A Grave: Memorial #39890000)
9. ↑ https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Family:Caleb_Gilbert_and_Elizabeth_Blaisdell_(1)

See also:

• William Riley French, A history of Turner, Maine, from its settlement to 1886 (Portland, Me., 1887), pages 62-63 has a list of the children of Caleb Gilbert by each of his marriages, including additional biographical information for some of them.

↑ Hill, Mary Pelham. Vital records of Phippsburg, Maine, to the year 1892. (Published under the authority of the Maine Historical Society, 1935) Marriages p198-199.

↑ Caleb Gilbert and Eliza Blaisdell, in Turner (Maine). Town Clerk. Town and vital records, 1787-1892. (Turner, Maine) Online database, FamilySearch Record Search, Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, Accessed 3 Sep 2010. Groom's Name Caleb Gilbert Bride's Name Eliza Blaisdell Marriage Date 15 Oct 1836 [presumably intentions] Marriage Place Turner, Androscoggin, Maine Indexing Project (Batch) Number I00757-0 System Origin Maine-EASy Source Film Number 12255 Reference Number 67

↑ Caleb Gilbert and Eliza Blasdell, in Phippsburg (Maine). Town Clerk. Vital records, 1812-1891. (Phippsburg, Me.: Town of Phippsburg) Online database, FamilySearch Record Search, Maine Marriages, 1771-1907, Accessed 3 Sep 2010. Groom's Name Caleb Gilbert Bride's Name Eliza Blasdell Marriage Date 05 Nov 1836 Marriage Place Phippsburg, Sagadahoc, Maine Indexing Project (Batch) Number I00810-7 System Origin Maine-EASy Source Film Number 11737