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Thomas Gilbert 1556 – 1642 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 MAY 1556

Birth Location: Bridgewater, Somerset, England

Death Date: 21 AUG 1642

Death Location: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Father: Thomas Gilbert

Mother: Mary Godfrey

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Belcher

Children(s): Elizabeth Gilbert

In 1556, Thomas Gilbert entered the world in Bridgewater, Somerset, England, born to Thomas Gilbert and Mary Lydia Godfrey. Thomas Gilbert married Elizabeth Belcher, and had children including Elizabeth Gilbert. Thomas Gilbert passed away in 1642 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1556, Thomas Gilbert entered the world in Bridgewater, Somerset, England, born to Thomas Gilbert and Mary Lydia Godfrey.
  • Thomas Gilbert married Elizabeth Belcher, and had children including Elizabeth Gilbert.
  • Thomas Gilbert passed away in 1642 in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Gilbert
1533 – 1610
Birth Location: Bridgewater, Somerset, England
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Mary Godfrey
1536 – 1591
Birth Location: Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Belcher
1558 – 1645
Birth Location: Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
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Children(s)

Elizabeth Gilbert
1578 – 1654
Birth Location: Shalford, Essex, England, United Kingdom
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Thomas Gilbert's Ancestors

Self
Thomas Gilbert
1556 – 1642
Birth Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Parents
Thomas Gilbert
1533 – 1610
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Mary (Lydia) Godfrey
1536 – 1591
Bridgwater, Somerset, England, United Kingdom
Grandparents
Robert Gilbert
– 1546
Jane (Roberta) Haydon
1514 – 1572
Woodbury with Exton, Devon, England, United Kingdom
Great-Grandparents
John Gilbert
1475 – 1546
Joan Hackett
1478 – 1546
Richard Haydon
1452 – 1533
Elizabeth Kimbre
1452 – 1533
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gilbert
1450 – 1494
Hanna Lacy
1454 – 1555
John Hackett
1450 – 1494
William Boughwood
1405 – 1454
Susan Devon
1415 – 1470

Thomas Gilbert's Descendants

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Thomas Gilbert (17 MAY 1556 – 21 AUG 1642) m. Elizabeth Belcher (15 JUN 1558 – 7 SEP 1645)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Gilbert (28 MAR 1578 – 8 SEP 1654) m. Jonathan Deming (18 OCT 1574 – 25 DEC 1673)
    1. 1. Elizabeth Deming (4 OCT 1595 – 28 JUL 1683) m. Nathaniel Foote (21 SEP 1592 – 20 NOV 1644)
      1. 1. Elizabeth Foote (8 SEP 1616 – 8 SEP 1700) m. Josiah Churchill (1 JAN 1615 – 1 JAN 1685)
      2. 2. Nathaniel Foote (5 MAR 1619 – 7 JUN 1655) m. Elizabeth Smith (28 JAN 1627 – 16 DEC 1668)
      3. 3. Nathaniel Foote (5 MAR 1619 – 1655) m. Elizabeth Smith (28 JAN 1627 – 16 DEC 1668) m. Elizabeth Smith (28 JAN 1627 – 16 DEC 1668) m. Elizabeth Smith (22 OCT 1627 – )
      4. 4. Mary Foote (1623 – ) m. John Stoddard (21 DEC 1623 – DEC 1664)
        1. 1. Mercy Stoddard (12 MAR 1643 – 2 JAN 1715) m. Joseph Wright (3 MAR 1639 – 17 DEC 1714)
        2. 2. Mary Stoddard (12 MAR 1643 – ) m. Joseph Wright (3 MAR 1639 – 17 DEC 1714)
        3. 3. John Stoddard (12 APR 1646 – 4 DEC 1703)
        4. 4. Caleb Stoddard (12 SEP 1648 – 1668)
        5. 5. Joshua Stoddard (12 SEP 1648 – 1 MAR 1726) m. Beriah Smith (1657 – 28 APR 1725)
        6. 6. Robert Stoddard (1652 – 5 SEP 1749) m. Mary Mortimer (1664 – 1718) m. Sarah Perkins (26 JUL 1651 – )
        7. 7. Elizabeth Stoddard (JUL 1656 – 1720) m. Wright (ABT 1650 – )
        8. 8. Nathaniel Stoddard (16 MAR 1660 – 9 FEB 1714) m. Eunice Standish (1646 – 5 AUG 1716) m. Mary Marshall (10 MAY 1670 – 17 JAN 1693) m. Mary (Cir 1663 – 17 JAN 1693)
      5. 5. Robert Foote (8 DEC 1627 – 1681) m. Sarah Potter (22 AUG 1641 – 23 AUG 1706)
      6. 6. Joanna Foote (1 APR 1628 – 14 SEP 1666) m. Joseph Kellogg (1 APR 1626 – 27 JUN 1708)
      7. 7. Frances Foote (1629 – 3 FEB 1678) m. John Dickinson (22 AUG 1624 – 19 MAY 1676)
      8. 8. Frances Foote (1629 – BEF JUL 1651) m. John Dickenson (28 MAY 1630 – OCT 1682)
      9. 9. Sarah Foote (12 FEB 1632 – 29 SEP 1673) m. Jeremiah Judson (ABT 1622 – 15 MAY 1700)
      10. 10. Rebecca Foote (3 SEP 1634 – 6 APR 1701) m. Philip Smith (30 APR 1632 – 10 JAN 1685) m. Aaron Cooke (20 MAR 1613 – 5 SEP 1690)
      11. 11. Frances Foote
    2. 2. Jacob Deming (24 OCT 1612 – )
    3. 3. Thomas Deming (1613 – 28 JUL 1683) m. Mary Sheaffe (JAN 1617 – 21 AUG 1706)
    4. 4. John Deming (9 SEP 1615 – 21 NOV 1705) m. Honor Treat (19 MAR 1615 – 21 NOV 1705)
    5. 5. Samuel Deming (ABT 1620 – 21 NOV 1705)
    6. 6. Sarah Deming (ABT 1620 – ) m. <Living>
    7. 7. Sarah Deming (1623 – 9 JUL 1657)
    8. 8. Martha Deming (1627 – )

Thomas Gilbert's Timeline

4 Records

1556
17 MAY 1556
Birth of Thomas Gilbert in Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
1561
20 SEP 1561
Age 5
Thomas Gilbert was christened in Bridgewater, Somerset, England
Bridgewater, Somerset, England
1642
21 AUG 1642
Age 86
Death of Thomas Gilbert in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
1652
23 AUG 1652
Age 96
Burial of Thomas Gilbert in Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, America
Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 MAY 1556
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Christening
    Event Date: 20 SEP 1561
    Event Place: Bridgewater, Somerset, England

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 AUG 1642
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 23 AUG 1652
    Event Place: Wethersfield, Hartford, Connecticut, America
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