Rebecca (Dixon) Gildersleeve (1794 - 1824)

Born 1 Jun 1794 in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Ancestors

Descendants

Died 10 Aug 1824 at age 30 in Portland, East Hampton, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Biography

Daughter of William Dixon and Prudence Goodrich, Rebecca was born June 1, 1794 in Chatham, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States

Rebecca married Sylvester Gildersleeve on 20 December 1814 in Portland, Connecticut, United States.^[1]

Children

1. Louisa Matilda Gildersleeve Miller 1815–1900
2. Henry Gildersleeve 1817–1894
3. Philip Gildersleeve 1819–1853

Rebecca died on 10 August 1824 and was buried in Portland Burying Ground, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Marriage: "Connecticut, U.S., Church Record Abstracts, 1630-1920"
   Original data: Connecticut. Church Records Index. Connecticut State Library, Hartford, Connecticut
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 3032 #34526 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Rebeckah Dixon marriage to Sylvester Gilder on 20 Dec 1814 in Portland, Connecticut, USA.
2. ↑ Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find A Grave: Memorial #20184541
   Ancestry Record 60525 #85409079 (accessed 24 April 2024)
   Rebecca Gildersleeve burial (died on 10 Aug 1824) in Portland Burying Ground, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States of America. Born in 1794.

• Death: "Connecticut, U.S., Deaths and Burials Index, 1650-1934"
  FHL Film Number: 3359
  Ancestry Record 2557 #2250966 (accessed 24 April 2024)
  Rebecca Gildersleeve death 10 Aug 1824 (age 30) in Portland, Middlesex, Connecticut.

• "Connecticut, Charles R. Hale Collection, Vital Records, 1640-1955", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F7J7-V29 : Mon Nov 13 12:26:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Rebecca Gildersleeve and Sylvester, 10 Aug 1824.

• Death of son Henry Gildersleeve: "North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000"
  Book Title: The descendants of Andrew Warner
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 61157 #1812004 (accessed 24 April 2024)
  Rebecca Dixon in death record for son Henry Gildersleeve 9 Apr 1894, wife of Sylvester Gildersleeve, in Gildersleeve, Conn.

• Family History: "U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970"
  Volume: 178
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2204 #428565 (accessed 24 April 2024)
  Name: Rebecca Dixon; Birth Date: 1 Jun 1794; Death Date: 10 Aug 1824; SAR Membership: 35487; Role: Ancestor; Application Date: 14 Jan 1921; Spouse: Sylvester Gildersleeve; Children: Louisa Matilda Gildersleeve.