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Gershom Palmer (aft. 1644 - 1718)

Deacon Gershom Palmer
Born after in Rehoboth, Massachusettsmap
Husband of — married 28 Nov 1667 in Stonington, New London, Connecticut Colonymap
Husband of — married 11 Nov 1707 in Stonington, Connecticutmap
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Died before age 74 in Stonington, New London County, Connecticutmap
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Biography

Gershom PALMER[1] was born about 1644, at Rehoboth, Massachusetts[2]. He was the sixth child of Walter Palmer with his second wife Rebecca Short, and was their first child of his birth family to be born outside of Charlestown, Massachusetts Bay Colony. At the time he was born, his birth family had moved away from the Boston area to Rehoboth; subsequently they continued on to Stonington, Connecticut, where they settled.

Gershom Palmer married (1st) 28 Nov 1667 at Stonington, New London, Connecticut[3][4] [5][6][7], Ann Denison [Minor Diary 199]; they had 10 children during the timespan through July 1694, at which time Ann died.

He married (2nd) 11 November 1707 at Stonington,[5] Elizabeth (Peck) Mason, widow of Samuel Mason (son of JOHN MASON) [Stonington Hist 461 (which promises but does not deliver a copy of the marriage jointure)]. [8][4]

He served in King Philip's War in 1675-1676 and received a parcel of land in Voluntown, Conn., for his service. He took the freeman's oath in 1666 and his name appears on the list of freemen of Stonington dated 5 Oct. 1669. Gershom served as selectman in Stonington in 1691, 1700, 1701, and 1704 and in 1706 was a deputy to the General Assembly of Connecticut. [9]

Gershom Palmer died 27 September 1718 at Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.[2]

Sources

  1. Source: Personal research of Al Butchino Record of the First Church of Rebohoth
  2. 2.0 2.1 Palmer Family Ancestors and Descendants of Othniel Palmer, Gerald J. Parsons
  3. NEHGR 170(2016):22-24, Marriages from New London Co. CT 1667-1670, https://www.americanancestors.org/databases/new-england-historical-and-genealogical-register/image?volumeId=46418&pageName=24&rId=66131559.
  4. 4.0 4.1 Clarence Almon Torrey, New England Marriages Prior to 1700, (1985), 237.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Richard Anson Wheeler, History of the Town of Stonington, County of New London, CT, 1900, https://archive.org/details/historyoftownofs00whee_1/page/n531/mode/1up?view=theater.
  6. NEHGR 50(1896):485, Marriages Performed by Daniel Wetherell in New London Co. CT, https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2129/images/32608_234151-00520?pId=129315.
  7. Source: Denison Genealogy #5 p. 2
  8. Source: The Great Migration Begins: Immigrants to New England, 1620-33
  9. The Palmer Family Ancestors and Descendants of Othniel Palmer, Gerald J. Parsons.
  • Title: see Walter Palmer notes
  • Title: Genealogy of New England, Vol. 1
  • Web: Connecticut, Find A Grave Index, 1636-2013 Author: Ancestry.com Publication: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.




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Palmer-9143 and Palmer-167 appear to represent the same person because: Palmer 9143 was created as the father for Mercy Palmer Breed, but its now apparent that Palmer-167 is a correct match
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Palmer-9066 and Palmer-167 appear to represent the same person because: same dates and wife
posted by Robin Lee
Palmer-4141 and Palmer-167 appear to represent the same person because: same dates and wife, marriage date, and parent names
posted by Robin Lee

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