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Gardiner Westcott
b.1 Sep 1744 Kingstown, Washington, Rhode Island
d.23 Mar 1808 Watertown, Jefferson, New York, USA
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m. 27 May 1739
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m. 25 Mar 1764
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Gardner was a farmer in Cranston, but about 1791 emigrated northwestward to Cheshire, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. He soon removed westward again, and located for several years at Deerfield, Oneida County, New York. Some of his children were born here, and som in Cheshire. In Janrary of 1805 he moved to the unsettled lands near Black River Bay and with his sons Caleb, Palmer, John, Shubal and Gardner, Jr. and his son-in-law Nathan Baker, settled in Hounsfield Town, Jefferson County, New York. source: The Lee Family of Hounsfield, New York by Walter John Coates
BIOGRAPHY: THE LEE FAMILY OF HOUNSFIELD, N.Y. AND RELATED FAMILIES By Walter John Coates, Litt. D. GARDNER WESTCOTT [Caleb; Josiah; Jeremiah; Stukeley]; born Sept. 1, 1744 (perhaps in Kingstown; possibly in Johnston) R.I; m. Mar. 25, 1764, at Johnstown, Mary Knight, dau. of John and Mary (or Freelove) Knight of Cranston. He was a farmer in Cranston, but about 1791 emigrated northwestward to Cheshire, Berkshire Co., Mass. He soon removed westward again, and located for several years at Deerfield, Oneida Co., N.Y. Some of his children were born here, and some in Cheshire. In January 1805 be moved to the unsettled lands near Black River Bay and, with his sons Caleb, Palmer, John, Shubal and Gardner Jr.- and his son-in-law Nathan Baker-settled in Hounsfield town, Jefferson County. He died in Hounsfield Mar. 23, 1808. Mary his wife probably died in Deerfield. Incidents in the Life and Times of Stukeley Westcote, with some of his Descendants J. Russell Bullock 1888 - Page II |