Gideon Jones^{[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]}

1732 - 1822  (89 years)

• Name	Gideon Jones  [5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22]
  Birth	15 Jun 1732	Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States   [5, 6, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20, 21]
  Gender	Male
  Burial	1822	Marlborough, Hartford, Connecticut, United States of America   [5, 20, 21]
  Death	20 Mar 1822  [5, 19, 21]
  Person ID	I312684221270	Oswald Genealogy
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

  Family	Elizabeth Chapman,   b. 1740, Connecticut Colony, British Colonial America d. 1801, East Haddam, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	04 Feb 1761	Old Saybrook, Middlesex, Connecticut, United States
  Family ID	F2789	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

  
  

• Notes

  On March 26 1745, Gideon Jones is liste On March 26 1745, Gideon Jones is listed in "ye first company or train band in Saybrook." On May 7 of the same year it is noted that he had the only gun. He seems to have been a favorite with his nieces and nephews for he is mentioned frequently and with great affection in their letters. In Nov. 1815 he is reported to be living and in good health, but on Christmas day of the previous year it is recorded that he is blind. He served in the French and Indian War, being impressed from the company in Hebron, 12th Reg't of Militia, under Col. Jonathan Trumbull, for the quota raised in Oct., 1756. In Aug. 1757 he gave 15 days service in the same Reg't under Capt. Benjamin Day for the relief of Ft. William Henry. The 1790 census shows Gideon Jones of Hebron as head of a family with 2 males over 16, 1 under, and 2 females.

  
  

• Sources

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