Gideon Hills (1795 - 1851)

Born 2 Nov 1795 in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Mary (Luce) Hills — married 1819 in Berlin, Washington County, Vermont

Died 3 Apr 1851 at age 55 in Waterbury, Washington County, Vermont, USA

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Biography

Gideon Hills, son of Levi Hills and Olle (Hollister) Hills, was born in Glastonbury, Hartford County, Connecticut on November 2, 1795. He was baptized in Eastbury Parish in Glastonbury on January 17, 1796.

Gideon's family moved to Berlin, Washington County, Vermont about 1800.

Gideon married Mary Luce in Berlin in 1819.

Gideon and Mary's family lived in Berlin until 1827, then in Middlesex and lastly in Waterbury.

Gideon and Mary had the following children:

1. Orin P., b. September 24, 1820 in Berlin, d. August 10, 1830
2. Gilbert P., b. March 24, 1822 in Berlin, d. January 21, 1869
3. Franklin W., b. December 13, 1823 in Berlin, m. Lucy A. Crossett
4. Albert L., b. July 10, 1825 in Berlin, d. March 20, 1848
5. Martha V., b. February 15, 1827 in Berlin, d. October 29, 1879
6. Julius B., b. March 12, 1829 in Middlesex, d. March 21, 1830
7. Caroline W., b. July 8, 1830 in Duxbury, d. April 22, 1901
8. Ednah F., b. October 20, 1831 in Duxbury, d. November 28, 1897
9. Charles P., 1832 in Duxbury, d. January 23, 1844
10. Chauncey P., October 22, 1833 in Duxbury, m. Rhoda Watson
11. Mary O., b. March 2, 1836 in Duxbury, d. April 18, 1904
12. Sarah D., b. November 8, 1839 in Duxbury, d. October 29, 1896
13. Charles E.L., b. February 13, 1843 in Duxbury, d. June 26, 1863
14. William P., b. August 7, 1844 in Duxbury
15. Emma J., b. February 23, 1846 in Duxbury, d. 1864 in Iowa

Gideon died in Waterbury on April 3, 1851.

Sources

• Hills, William Sanford. The Hills Family in America. The Grafton Press, 1906. p. 579. Link to page at archive.org.