Gershom Teel (1751 - 1822)

Born 1751 in Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Ancestors

Husband of Susanna (Adams) Teel — married 3 Oct 1776 in Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Descendants

Died 8 Dec 1822 at about age 71 in Massachusetts, United States

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Biography

Gershom Teel is a DAR Patriot Ancestor, A113246.

Corporal Gershom Teel served with Middlesex County Militia, Massachusetts Militia during the American Revolution.

Gershom Teel is an NSSAR Patriot Ancestor.
NSSAR Ancestor #: 302748
Rank: iCorporal

Gershom Teel was a Corporal in the Revolutionary War serving in Capt. Isaac Hall's company, Col. Thomas Gardner Minute Man regiment which assembled April 19, 1775. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Gershom Teel was born in 1751 in Medford, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, son of Samuel Teel and Elizabeth (Tufts) Teel.

Gershom was baptized in Medford on June 29, 1755. ^[5]

Gershom married Susanna Adams on October 3, 1776 in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. ^{[5] [6]}

Their children were:

1. Susanna Teel, bp. Jan. 9, 1777.^[5]
2. Samuel Teel, b. 1778.
3. Gershom Teel, b. 1780.
4. Betsy Teel, bp. Feb. 1, 1784.^[5]
5. Thomas H Teel, b. 1791.
6. Lucy Teel, bp. June 21, 1795.^[5]
7. Abigail Teel, b. 1797.
8. Lucy Teel, bp. Aug. 18, 1799.^[5]
9. Ruthy Walker, Teel, bp. Nov. 8, 1801.^[5]
10. Joseph Teel, bp. Oct. 7, 1804.^[5]

Gershom died on December 8, 1822 in Massachusetts, aged about 71. ^[5]

His widow Susanna died in Medford in 1828. ^[5]

Research

• Gershom Teel 1755–1822 • MNPP-BQ8​

married; Susanna Adams 1758–1828 • LW2Y-7QP​

Marriage: 3 October 1776

Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Children of Susanna Adams and Gershom Teel (8)

Susanna Teel 1777–Deceased • K4BS-ZPX​

Samuel Teel 1778–1861 • KCN2-1SC​

Betsey Teel 1784–Deceased • MNPK-9MM​

Thomas H. Teel 1791–1855 • K8DG-S3C​

Lucy Teel 1795–1799 • MNPL-Y3Y​

Abigail Teel 1797–1874 • MNPV-8WB​

Lucy Teel 1799–Deceased • MNPL-YQJ​

Teel 1803–Deceased • MNPN-1XD [1]

Sources

1. ↑ DAR
2. ↑ Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War
3. ↑ Medford in the Revolution, Military History of Medford, Massachusetts, 1765-1783
4. ↑ Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9} Vital Records of Medford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850
6. ↑ Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001

• Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed 2023-02-22), "Record of Gershom Teel", Ancestor # A113246.

• "Massachusetts, Revolutionary War, Index Cards to Muster Rolls, 1775-1783," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKK-CSVD : 19 February 2021), Gershom Tell Or Teel, 29 Dec 1775; citing Military Service, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts State Archives, Boston; FHL microfilm .

• Massachusetts Soldiers and Sailors of the Revolutionary War (Wright & Potter Printing Co., Boston, 1896) Vol. 15, p. 470
  • "Teele, Gershom, Medford. Corporal, Capt. Isaac Hall's co., Col. Thomas Gardner's regt., which assembled April 19, 1775; service, 5 days."

• "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920", database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7T8-63V : 17 November 2022), Gershom in entry for Thomas H. Teel, 1855.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7P6-J2P : 14 December 2022), Gersham Teel in entry for Samuel Teel, 1861.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7P2-Z44 : 13 December 2022), Unknown in entry for Abigail Teel, 1874.

• "Massachusetts, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records, 1626-2001," database with images, FamilySearch
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F82D-L2D : 20 May 2022), Gershom Teel, 3 Oct 1776; citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 004198966.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHWJ-N6V : 20 May 2022), Gershom Teel, 3 Oct 1776; citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009680.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1K-X25L : 18 October 2022), Gershon Teel and Susanna Adams, 3 Oct 1776; citing Marriage, , Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009696.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCL-6V7F : 11 May 2022), Gershom Teel and Susanna Adams, 3 Oct 1776; citing Marriage, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010699.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPCL-Y1QM : 11 May 2022), Gershon Teel and Susanna Adams, 3 Oct 1776; citing Marriage, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007010699.
  • (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZ2-M4KW : 11 May 2022), Gersham Teel and Sussanna Adams, 3 Oct 1776; citing Marriage, Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States, Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth, Boston; FHL microfilm 007009826.

• Wild, Helen Tilden. Medford in the Revolution, Military History of Medford, Massachusetts, 1765-1783 (J.C. Miller, Jr., Medford, Mass., 1903); p. 49-50
  • "Teel, Gershom. Corporal, Lexington alarm ; served 8 mos. at Prospect Hill, 1775-76. Born in Charlestown; son of Samuel and Jane (Dickson) ; baptized June 29, 1755; married Susanna Adams, Oct. 3, 1776; died Dec. 8, 1822; taxed in Medford, 1776, '82 and '83; of Lunenburg, 1777. Samuel Teel, his son, who died in Medford, 1861, was born in Lunenburg, 1778. Children baptized in Menotomy, 1788 and 1791."

• "United States Census, 1790", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:XHKL-VJ1 : Sun Aug 07 08:36:13 UTC 2022), Entry for Gershom Teal, 1790.

• Vital Records of Medford, Massachusetts, to the Year 1850 (NEHGS, Boston, Mass., 1907);
  • p. 138-40 "Births", "Teal", "Teel"
    • "Gershem, s. Samuel, bp. June 29, 1755."
    • "Betsey, d. Gershom, bp. Feb. 1, 1784."
    • "Joseph, s. Gershom, bp. Oct. 7, 1804."
    • "Lucy, d. Gershom, bp. June 21, 1795."
    • "Lucy, d. Gershom, bp. Aug. 18, 1799."
    • "Ruthy Walker, d. Gershom, bp. Nov. 8, 1801. c.r.i. [b. Nov. — P.R.42.]"
    • "Susanna, d. Gershom, bp. Jan. 9, 1777."
    • " , ch. Gershom and w., , 1798."
    • " , ch. Gershom and w., , 1803."
  • p. 302 "Marriages", "Teel"
    • "Gershom and Susanna Adams of Cambridge, Oct. 3, 1776, in Cambridge."
  • p. 437 "Deaths", "Teel"
    • "Gersh[o]m, old age, [buried] Dec. 12, 1822, a. 61. c.R.i. [Gasham, d. Dec. 8, P.R.3.]"
    • "Susannah, wid., decay, [buried] June 8, 1828, a. abt. 70. C.R.I. [d. June 10, P.R.3.]"
    • " , d. Gershom, dyssen[tery] and fever, [buried] Aug. 31, 1801, a. 27. C.R.I. [d. Aug. 29, P.R.3.]"
    • " , d. Gershom, fever, [buried] Nov. 10, 1805, a. 19. C.R.I. [Hannah, d. Nov. 8, P.R.3.]"

1776 Marriage; Gershom Teel

Event Date; 03 Oct 1776.

Event Place; Cambridge, Middlesex, Massachusetts.

Event Place; Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts

Gender; Male.

Spouse's Name; Susanna Adams.

Spouse's Gender; Female.[2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15]

1790 United States Census; Gershom Teal

Event Place; Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States.

Page; 380.

Household: free white males 16 and older: 1.

free white males under 16: 3.

free white females: 4.

Aaron Brown filled out this affidavit spelling the name Teal, should have been Teel.[16][17]