Person:Jonathan Gerrish (1)

m. 2 Oct 1712
  1. Paul Gerrish1713 - 1713
  2. Elizabeth Gerrish1714 -
  3. Mary Gerrish1719 - 1788
  4. Samuel Gerrish1722 -
  5. Jonathan Gerrish1726 - Aft 1775
  6. Lydia Gerrish1730 - 1732
  7. Benjamin Gerrish1732 -
  • HJonathan Gerrish1726 - Aft 1775
  • WEunice TobeyBef 1729 - Aft 1775
m. 23 Aug 1749
  1. Nathaniel Gerrish1750 - 1846
  2. Mary Gerrish1751 -
  3. Martha Gerrish1753 -
  4. Eunice T. Gerrish1755 - 1821
Facts and Events
Name[1] Jonathan Gerrish
Gender Male
Birth[1] 24 May 1726 Dover, Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Marriage 23 Aug 1749 Kittery, York, Maine, United Statesto Eunice Tobey
Alt Marriage 23 Aug 1750 to Eunice Tobey
Military[1] Lieutenant under his brother Capt. Samuel Gerrish and Gen.'s Abercrombie and Amherst
Death? Aft 1775 Falmouth, Cumberland, Maine, United States
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Burrage, Henry Sweetser; Albert Roscoe Stubbs; and George Thomas Little. Genealogical and family history of the state of Maine. (New York, New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, c1909)
    Vol. III, p. 1261.

    (IV) Jonathan, son of Paul and Mary (Leighton) Gerrish, was born May 24, 1726, and settled in Falmouth (now Portland). He was a lieutenant in the company commanded by his brother, Captain Samuel Gerrish, and served under General Abercrombie and General Amherst. He participated in the battles at Crown Point, Ticonderoga and Fort Niagara. He married August 23, 1749, Eunice Tobey, of Kittery. Children: Nathaniel, born 1750; Mary, 1751; Martha, 1753, married Benjamin Frye, of Sumner, Maine; Eunice T., 1775. married Jedediah Leighton, of Falmouth.