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John Gilder

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Birthplace: Kent County, Delaware, United States
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Son of John Gilder and Unity Gilder
Husband of Sarah Gilder
Father of Rev John Leonard Gilder; Rev William Henry Gilder, Sr and Unity Palmira West

Managed by: Steven Ross Maris
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About John Gilder

John Gilder was an active member and officer in the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia, the oldest extant craft guild in the United States. Founded in 1724, the Company consists of nearly 200 prominent Philadelphia area architects, building contractors and structural engineers and has had nearly 900 members in its almost three centuries of existence. The Company built, owns and continues to operate Carpenters' Hall located in Philadelphia’s Independence National Historical Park. In 1774 the Hall served as the site of the First Continental Congress.

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John Gilder's Timeline

1785
1785
Kent County, Delaware, United States
1811
August 8, 1811
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1812
September 17, 1812
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
1815
February 19, 1815
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania, United States
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