Joseph Francis Gardner

From: GEEHICK@aol.com Subject: Re: [GARDNER] just curious? Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2004 22:22:30 EST

This is my GARDNER BRICKWALL, since a new Year I thought maybe new members will see this. I'm looking for the parents of my Joseph Gardner.

Glen Hicks

Name of Ancestors:= Joseph Gardner Date of Birth== March 17, 1774 Birth Location= ?. raised in Boston Ma. Date of Death = June 27, 1855 Place of Death = Barboursville, Cabell Co., VA. (WV.) Names of Children= Mary Evelyn, b-1800, Santo Domingo, West Indies, d-October 16, 1874, Greenup, KY.

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George Washington, b-1804 d-1844, Lawrence Co., KY. ?

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Alexander Hamilton, b-1806, d- New Orleans, LA.

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America, b-Abt. 1809, Greenup Co., KY.d-August 1, 1881, Cabell Co., WV.

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Emily, b-Bef. 1810, d-July 1842, Cabell Co., WV.

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Benjamin Franklin, b-March 26, 1811, Greenup Co., KY. d-december 14, 1860, Magoffin Co., KY.

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Eliza, b-November 30,1815, Greenup Co., Ky. d- January 5, 1888, Cabell Co., WV.

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Joseph Henry, b- July 1, 1820, Cabell Co. Va. (WV.) d-Estill Co., KY. States/Counties of Migraton =MA, West Indies, MA., KY., WV. Whom married ===== French Name-"Lady Marie Theresa Sophie Clotile Raison de la Genesta". Maiden name of Raison to us. Marriage Location== Santo Domingo, West Indies, 1799

Something about family= Joseph Gardner is my BRICK WALL. I found this note in a book that belong to Joseph's grand-son::::which was Glen Hicks's G-Grandfather.

My Grandfather Joseph Gardner, Related to General Putnam was raised in Boston Mass. went to St. Domingo and married. owened large Coffee Plantation, when the insurrections cane up they escaped by the aid of some freindly slaves and came out on one of Girands ship to United States. The French Goverment made St. Domingo pay my Grandmother so much a year during her lifetime for property destroyed as she was a French Subject, She and her husband are buried in the Barboursville old Cemetery.

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