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William Kerr Gaston 1761–1809 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 MAY 1761

Birth Location: Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Death Date: 13 FEB 1809

Death Location: Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America

Father: John Gaston

Mother: Elizabeth Kerr

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William Kerr Gaston was born in 1761 in Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, USA, the child of John Gaston And Elizabeth Betsy Kerr. William Kerr Gaston passed away in 1809 in Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Kerr Gaston was born in 1761 in Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, USA, the child of John Gaston And Elizabeth Betsy Kerr.
  • William Kerr Gaston passed away in 1809 in Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America.

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William Gaston's Ancestors

Self
William Gaston
1761–1809
Birth Place: Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Parents
John Gaston
1730–1825
Near Freehold, New Jersey, USA
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Kerr
1738–1765
Bernard Twp, Somerset, New Jersey, United States
Grandparents
Joseph (Waugh) Gaston
1700–1777
Ballymenea, Antrim, Northern Ireland
Margaret Lyons
1705–1790
Ireland
William Kerr
1700–1777
Freehold, Monmouth, New Jersey, USA
Catherine Loofbourrow
1711–1775
Woodbridge, Middlesex, New Jersey, United States
Great-Grandparents
William Gaston
1685–1770
Mary Lemmon
1682–1752
Major Lyons
1665–1743
Elizabeth Williams
1675–1745
Walter Kier
1656–1748
Margaret Johnstone
1661–1734
John Loofbourrow
1663–1723
Hannah Bunn
1659–1734
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Gaston
1645–1707
Esther Waugh
1645–1720
William Lemon
1660–1720
Mary 8
1660–1719
CHARLES LYONS
1615–1694
Margaret* Moore
1640–1691
Col Williams
1631–1713
Elizabeth Winthrop
1650–1720
Johne Ker
1606–1660
Helene Symsone
1620–1660
Sir Johnstone
1625–1672
Robert Johnstone
1633–1673
John Loughborough
1620–1700
Matthew Bunn
1637–1680
Esther Miles-Bunn
1639–1696

William Gaston's Timeline

2 Records

1761
13 MAY 1761
Birth of William Kerr Gaston in Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
1809
13 FEB 1809
Age 48
Death of William Kerr Gaston in Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 MAY 1761
    Event Place: Somerset, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] North America, Family Histories, Book Title: The Ogden Family in America : Elizabethtown Branch and their English ancestry : John Ogden, the Pil

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 FEB 1809
    Event Place: Pluckemin, Somerset, New Jersey, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lamington, Somerset County, New Jersey, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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