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Samuel Austin Gaines 1812–1898 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Oct 1812

Birth Location: Connecticut, United States

Death Date: 16 Jun 1898

Death Location: Knox, Knox, Illinois, United States

Father: Samuel III

Mother: Esther Blakeslee

Spouse(s): Henrietta Olmstead

Children(s): Darius Gaines

The story of Samuel Austin Gaines began in 1812 in Connecticut, United States. Samuel Austin Gaines married Henrietta Olmstead, and had children including Darius Gaines. Samuel Austin Gaines passed away in 1898 in Knox, Knox, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of Samuel Austin Gaines began in 1812 in Connecticut, United States.
  • Samuel Austin Gaines married Henrietta Olmstead, and had children including Darius Gaines.
  • Samuel Austin Gaines passed away in 1898 in Knox, Knox, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Samuel III
1774–1834
Birth Location: Massachusetts, United States
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Esther Blakeslee
1776–1862
Birth Location: Hartford, Connecticut
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Spouses(s)

Henrietta Olmstead
1812–1865
Birth Location: New York, United States
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Children(s)

Darius Gaines
1837–1908
Birth Location: Austin, Astabula, Ohio
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Samuel Gaines's Ancestors

Self
Samuel Gaines
1812–1898
Birth Place: Connecticut, United States
Parents
Samuel Gaines III
1774–1834
Massachusetts, United States
Esther Blakeslee
1776–1862
Hartford, Connecticut
Grandparents
Samuel (Gaines) Jr
1752–1815
Glastonbury, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
Samuel IV
1723–1762
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel III
1692–1755
Thankful Morley
1693–1736

Samuel Gaines's Descendants

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Samuel (Austin) Gaines (10 Oct 1812–16 Jun 1898) m. Henrietta Olmstead (1812–20 Jul 1865)
  1. 1. Darius Gaines 1837–1908 m. Vashti Cherrington 1838–1925
    1. 1. Samuel (Austin) Gaines 1863–1953 m. Mary (Frances) Herrold 1862–1950
      1. 1. CHARLES (HERROLD) GAINES 1893–1989 m. Esther (Olivia) Anderson 1895–1971
        1. 1. Elton Gaines 1932–2021 m. Martha (Jean) Brewer 1934–2022

Samuel Gaines's Timeline

2 Records

1812
10 Oct 1812
Birth of Samuel Austin Gaines in Connecticut, United States
Connecticut, United States
1898
16 Jun 1898
Age 86
Death of Samuel Austin Gaines in Knox, Knox, Illinois, United States
Knox, Knox, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Oct 1812
    Event Place: Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Jun 1898
    Event Place: Knox, Knox, Illinois, United States
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