Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Gerrish, Samuel, c1742-1807 |
Born |
bp. Nov.14,1742 |
Birthplace |
Kittery Point, Me. |
Deceased |
Nov. 12, 1807 |
Occupation |
Ship captain and owner. Served in Rev. War. |
Father |
Timothy Gerrish, b. c1712. |
Mother |
Margery Batson Young. |
Spouse |
Margaret Foss Cullom, daughter of Zechariah and Sarah Foss and widow of Capt. Da |
Children |
1. Woodbury Gerrish, d. unm. 2. Samuel Gerrish, d. Dec. 27, 1853 (drowned), m. 1807 to Mary G. Fernald. 3. George Gerrish, b. 1790, m. Dorothy Gotham. 4. Daniel Gerrish, b. 1792, m. Sarah Smith. 5. Henry C. Gerrish, b. 1794, d. Aug. 25, 1878, m. 1. Mary B. Mitchell and m. 2. Judith White. |
Notes |
Prisoner of War at Old Mill prison, England on Jul. 1, 1780. |
Relationships |
Spouses: Margaret Foss Cullom, daughter of Zechariah and Sarah Foss and widow of Capt. David Cullom. |
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