GIBSON, Rev. Stephen Jr.^[1]

1745 - 1812  (66 years)

• Name	GIBSON, Stephen
  Title	Rev.
  Prefix	Rev.
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	29 Mar 1745
  Gender	Male
  FindaGrave	FindAGrave Memorial 92675754
  _COLOR	11
  Death	12 Feb 1812
  Burial	Ashby, MA
  	Address: Ashby First Parish Burial Ground
  Person ID	I18372	Puffers
  Last Modified	3 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	GIBSON, Deacon Stephen Sr.,   b. 6 Jun 1719, Sudbury, MA d. 23 Oct 1806 (Age 87 years)
  Mother	GOSS, Sarah,   b. 13 Apr 1719, Lancaster, MA d. 26 Oct 1802 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	1744
  Family ID	F8440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	PUFFER, Rebecca,   b. 21 Feb 1747, Sudbury, MA d. 7 Oct 1815 (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	15 Apr 1766	Sudbury, MA   [1, 2]
  Children	1. GIBSON, Stillman,   b. 22 Aug 1781, Ashby, MA d. 4 Sep 1864, New Ipswich, NH (Age 83 years)   2. GIBSON, Sgt. Abel,   b. 28 Jan 1784, Lake Champlain Settlement, VT d. 20 Jul 1820 (Age 36 years)   3. GIBSON, Hannah,   b. 11 Jul 1773, Ashby, MA d. 8 Jul 1846, Cambridge, MA (Age 72 years)
  Family ID	F8532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2024

  
  

• Photos

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• Notes

  Minister at Ashley "He was a farmer in Ashby, and a prominent man in town affairs, holding the more important town offices.  In early middle life he accepted the Baptist belief, and became a lay preacher with little if any salary, but in later years he became Rev. Stephen Gibson.  He served in the Revolution." SOURCE: The History of New Ipswich, New Hampshire 1735-1914, Charles Henry Chandler, p 438 He served as First Lt. under Captains John Jones and James Bennett, and Colonels James and Oliver Prescott, Massachusetts Militia. SOURCE: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution"

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Descendants of George Puffer of Braintree, Massachusetts 1639-2020, Red Letter Edition, 36. [S466] _Massachusetts Town and Vital Records, 1620-1988.