Born in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire
Ancestors 
Daughter of Samuel Gilman
and Lydia (Robinson) Gilman
Sister of
Sarah Gilman [half], Frederick Somes Gilman, Elizabeth Gilman, Robert Hale Gilman, Peter Gilman, Arthur Gilman and Henry Hale Gilman
Wife of
Samuel Tenney
— married
23 Sep 1788 in North Hampton, Rockingham, New Hampshire
[children unknown]
Died
at age 75
in Exeter, Rockingham, New Hampshire, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 27 Nov 2017
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Biography
Tabitha (Gilman) Tenney is Notable.
Tabitha was born in 1762. She was the daughter of Samuel Gilman and Lydia Robinson.
Tabitha Gilman Tenney was an early American author from Exeter, New Hampshire. Her novel Female Quixotism, Exhibited in the Romantic Opinions and Extravagant Adventures of Dorcasina Sheldon was first published in two volumes in 1801.
She edited a textbook of writings for young women entitled The Pleasing Instructor (1799). [1]
She married Samuel Tenney (1748–1816).
She passed away in 1837. Burial: Winter Street Burial Ground.
Sources
- ↑ enotes Tabitha Gilman Tenney 1762-1837
- New Hampshire, Death and Burial Records Index, 1654-1949.
- Wikipedia Tabitha Gilman Tenney
- Wikipedia Samuel Tenney
- Bibliotheca Americana. Mrs. Tabitha Gilman Tenney
- Wikipedia Samuel Tenney House
- Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 02 December 2020), memorial page for Tabitha “Tabby” Gilman Tenney (7 Apr 1762–2 May 1837), Find A Grave: Memorial #18676219, citing Winter Street Burial Ground, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .
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