GARDNER, Capt. Palmer Sr.^{[1, 2]}

1737 - 1798  (60 years)

• Name	GARDNER, Palmer
  Prefix	Capt.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	19 Sep 1737	Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Flag	Y
  Military	Captain in Rhode Island militia, with commission from King George III in 1761; apparently resigned by 1769 when he moved to Massachusetts  [4]
  REF	2MGG-J2Z
  Residence	1766	West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island   [5]
  Residence	1769	Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts   [6]
  Death	1798	Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Burial	1798	Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts   [3]
  Person ID	I761	O'Rear-Hussey | Ancestors of Mariana Hussey O'Rear, Ancestors of Patrick O'Rear and siblings, Ancestors of Brian Andrew O'Rear and siblings
  Last Modified	25 Dec 2022

  
  

  Father	GARDNER, Sylvester,   b. 3 Aug 1714, Rhode Island d. Aft 1766, West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island (Age > 53 years)
  Mother	DAWLEY, Lydia,   b. 1718, Exeter, Washington County, Rhode Island d. Feb 1772, North Kingston, Washington County, Rhode Island (Age 54 years)
  Marriage	1736  [2]
  Family ID	F1254	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	NICHOLS, Hannah,   b. 8 Dec 1731, Rhode Island d. 1804, Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	1763	West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island   [4]
  Children	1. GARDNER, Abigail,   b. 2 Mar 1764, West Greenwich, Kent County, Rhode Island d. 1825 (Age 60 years)   2. GARDNER, Dorcas,   b. 1766   d. 1811 (Age 45 years)   3. GARDNER, Lydia,   b. 1768   d. 1838 (Age 70 years)   4. GARDNER, Sylvester,   b. 11 Aug 1770   d. 30 Jul 1830 (Age 59 years)   5. GARDNER, Mary,   b. 17 Jun 1772   d. 6 Sep 1853 (Age 81 years)   6. GARDNER, Joseph Nichols,   b. 14 Nov 1773   d. 22 Nov 1845 (Age 72 years)   7. GARDNER, Palmer Jr,   b. 14 Mar 1775, Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts d. 9 Jul 1817, Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts (Age 42 years)   8. GARDNER, Amy,   b. 1777   9. GARDNER, Hannah,   b. 1 Apr 1781   d. 9 Oct 1825 (Age 44 years)   10. GARDNER, Daniel
  Family ID	F1251	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Dec 2022

  
  

• Event Map		Residence - 1769 - Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Death - 1798 - Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts Burial - 1798 - Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S1578] {Palmer Gardner Sr. is son of Sylvester Gardner and Lydia Dawley, father of Palmer Gardner Jr., and husband of Hannah Nichols}. [S1579] . [S1830] FindaGrave.com, database and images, memorial page for Palmer Gardner (1775–1817), Find a Grave Memorial ID 94022962, Hancock Cemetery, Hancock, Berkshire County, Massachusetts. [S1578] . [S1462] Lillian May Stickney Gardner and Charles Morris Gardner, Gardner History and Genealogy (Erie, PA: Erie Printing Co., 1907), (p. 95, received deed of land in West Greenwich from father, Sylvester Gardner). [S1462] Lillian May Stickney Gardner and Charles Morris Gardner, Gardner History and Genealogy (Erie, PA: Erie Printing Co., 1907), (sold land in West Greenwich and relocated to Hancock, Massachusetts).