Benjamin Gilley (abt. 1798 - 1875)

Born about 30 Jun 1798 in Mount Desert, Hancock, Massachusetts (District of Maine)

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Benjamin Gilley; b. 30 Jun 1798 (calculated) at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine;

m. Abigail C. Manchester, daughter of John Manchester Jr. and Mary Hadlock, 3 Oct 1818^{[citation needed]} at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine;

He died 9 Sep 1875 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, Æ 78 years 2 months, 9 days; he was buried at Gilley Burying Ground, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine.

Find A Grave: Memorial #116470008

Abigail C. Manchester was born on 11 May 1799 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine. She died on 5 Aug 1881 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, at age 82; AE 82y 2m 27d / AE 82y 2m 25d. She was buried at Gilley Burying Ground, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine.

Known children of Benjamin Gilley and Abigail C. Manchester all b. at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine, were as follows:

• i. John M. Gilley; b. 9 May 1819; m. Mary Dodge Gott, daughter of Nathaniel Gott and Jane Richardson Dodge; m. Lorenda Bartlett, daughter of David Bartlett and Rosella Grindle, 4 Feb 1846 at Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine; d. 5 May 1864 Æ 45y "fell at the battle of the wilderness;" he was buried at Wasgatt Cemetery, Mount Desert, Hancock, Maine. Promoted to Full Quartermaster Sergeant (1862). Enlisted as a Sergeant on 19 October 1861 at the age of 35. Enlisted in Company D, 1st Cavalry Regiment Maine on 19 Oct 1861. Discharged for wounds Company D, 1st Cavalry Regiment Maine on 20 Aug 1864 at Richmond, VA.

• ii. Eliza Jane Gilley; b. 3 Apr 1821^[1]; m. George Washington Wasgatt, son of Davis Wasgatt and Sarah Hadlock.

• iii. Abigail P. Gilley; baptized 1 Nov 1822; m. Henry Edmund Day, son of Thomas Wescott Day and Susanna Morey, 3 Mar 1841 at Hancock, Maine; d. 12 Dec 1875 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, Æ 53y.

• iv. Benjamin Gilley Jr; b. 22 Jul 1824; m. Almenia T. Murphy, daughter of Joseph Murphy and Charlotte Kelley; m. Rebecca E. Hopkins, daughter of Enoch Hopkins and Lucetta Savage, 14 Nov 1869 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; They were both from Tremont; m. Elizabeth Harmon, daughter of George Lewis Harmon and Elizabeth S. Higgins, 25 Apr 1877 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; They were both from Tremont; d. 11 May 1905 at Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine, at age 80; he was buried at Mount Height Cemetery, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine.

• v. Mercy Clarke Gilley; b. 5 Mar 1826; m. William D. Reynolds, son of David Reynolds and Almirah Whitney, at Hancock, Maine; d. 15 Sep 1896 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine, Æ 70y 6m 10d; she was buried at Gilley Burying Ground, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine.

• vi. Gilbert Manchester. Gilley; b. 20 Aug 1827 d. 07 Jul 1917 Franklin, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

• vii. Stephen M. Gilley; b. 29 Apr 1829^[2]; m. Cordelia S. Cousins, daughter of Elisha Cousins and Mary Ann Wasgatt, 8 Mar 1855 at Eden, Hancock, Maine; d. 28 Jan 1910 at Ellsworth, Hancock, Maine, at age 80; he was buried at Gilley Burying Ground, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine. Co. G, Ist Maine Heavy Artillery (Civil War).

• viii. Joseph Henry Gilley; b. 17 Oct 1830; b. Oct 1832 at Maine; m. Lucy E. Gott, daughter of Daniel Gott and Hannah Benson, 20 Dec 1853 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine; m. Lydia J Webster, daughter of George W. Webster and Caroline M Blake, 9 Jun 1872 at Bucksport, Hancock, Maine.

• ix. Comfort S. Gilley; b. 9 Apr 1832 m.Chas. U. Thompson d. 05 Jan 1898^[3] Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts .

• x. William Gilley; b. 28 Oct 1833.

• xi. Edward Payson Gilley; b. 1 May 1838; m. Julia Ann F. Paine, daughter of Thomas Paine and Olive Hadley, 1 Jan 1859 at Eden, Hancock, Maine; She was from Eden and he was from Tremont. d. 07 Mar 1917^[4] Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts.

• xii. Charles Brown Gilley; b. 2 Dec 1841; m. Delphine K. Higgins, daughter of Reuben Higgins and Susan Brown, 15 Jan 1860 at Trenton, Hancock, Maine; They were both from Trenton; m. Clara C Lancaster, daughter of Silas P. Lancaster and Mary A. Higgins, 31 Dec 1867 at Tremont, Hancock, Maine; They were both from Tremont; m. Alice E. Gilley, daughter of Joseph Gilley and Adeline Dolliver, 13 Nov 1890 at Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine; She was from Cranberry Isles; d. 25 Nov 1901^[5] at age 59; he was buried at Gilley Burying Ground, Southwest Harbor, Hancock, Maine. Enlisted in Company D, Maine 1st Cavalry Regiment on 19 Oct 1861. Mustered out on 02 Nov 1863.

Sources

1. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44W-D4B : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Gilley in entry for Eliza Jane Gilley, 03 Apr 1821; citing MOUNT DESERT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,572.
2. ↑ "Maine Births and Christenings, 1739-1900," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F44W-52V : 10 February 2018), Benjamin Gilley in entry for Stephen Gilley, 29 Apr 1829; citing MOUNT DESERT,HANCOCK,MAINE; FHL microfilm 11,572.
3. ↑ "Massachusetts Deaths and Burials, 1795-1910," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCMH-5LX : 11 March 2018), Benjamin Gilley in entry for Comfort S. Gilley Thompson, 05 Jan 1898; citing Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, reference 2; FHL microfilm 859,702. hCharh
4. ↑ "Massachusetts State Vital Records, 1841-1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:23RB-9VG : 13 March 2018), Benj Gilley in entry for Edward Payson Gilley, 07 Mar 1917; citing Death, Medfield, Norfolk, Massachusetts, United States, certificate number 35, page 421, State Archives, Boston.
5. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VZQW-BJ8 : 5 November 2017), Benj Gilley in entry for Chas B Gilley, 25 Nov 1901; citing Tremont, , Maine, United States, Division of Vital Statistics, State Board of Health, Augusta; FHL microfilm.