Gad Lane (1744 - 1833)

Born 31 Aug 1744 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut

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Died 27 Nov 1833 at age 89 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States

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Biography

Gad Lane, son of Samuel and Elizabeth (Adams) Lane, was born on 31 Aug. 1744 in Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.^[1][2]

He married Olive Tree on 25 Oct. 1772.^[1] In 1797, he petitioned the Hartford Court for divorce from Olive on the grounds of adultery.^[3]

Gad died on 27 Nov. 1833 at Suffield, Hartford County, Connecticut.^[1][4][5]

Personal Life

In Samuel Alanson Lane's autobiography (Son of Comfort Lane, Grandson of Gad Lane), he talks in detail about his grandfather's life.^[6] Gad was a skillful blacksmith during the revolutionary war, became an extensive farmer, and kept a country cavern.^[6] He would give out personally crafted jack-knives to his grandchildren and was married three times in his life.^[6] Gad attempted a fourth marriage, but an "untimely" interference from his children prevented it from happening.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Lane genealogies Vol 1. by Jacob Chapman; James Hill Fitts. 1891. Page 12.
2. ↑ "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74H-V2N : 11 February 2018), Gad Lane, 31 Aug 1744; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.
3. ↑ “Divorce Papers, 1755-1803”, database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSR6-MSSM-4  : 31 March 2021), , FHL microfilm 008302581, image 817-824, Hartford, Connecticut.
4. ↑ Gad Lane U.S., Newspaper Extractions from the Northeast, 1704-1930.
5. ↑ "Deaths" Hartford Courant, Hartford, Connecticut, 9 Dec 1833. Page 3.
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3} Lane, Samuel A. "S. A. Lane Autobiography" Akron, Ohio, 1894. Pg 3-4.

• "Connecticut Births and Christenings, 1649-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F74H-V22 : 11 February 2018), Gad Lane and Olive in entry for Gad Lane, 27 Dec 1782; citing ; FHL microfilm unknown.