Thomas Gallaudet

1.4 THOMAS GALLAUDET. Born abt. 1725,

New Rochelle, Westchester, New York. Died 1773, New York City, New York, New York. Buried at Old Brick Presbyterian Church Yard on Beeckman Street, New York City, New York, New York. Married 18 Aug 1752, St. John’s Episcopal Church, Elizabeth, Essex, New Jersey, CATHARINE EDGAR. Born 1725. Died Dec 1774. Buried at the Edgar family lot, Presbyterian Church Yard, Woodbridge, New Jersey. Like John, Thomas was also a peruke maker. He is the forefather of the most famous branch of the family, the founders of the American School for the Deaf, Hartford, Connecticut, and Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C. Will proved in New York City, 16 Dec 1773. According to Wilson he died at age 48, placing his birth most likely in 1725. Rivington’s New York newspaper ran this ad on June 23, 1774: “Gallaudet, Thomas, dec’d--- house and lot in the street leading from the Shipyards to the Fresh-Water, late his property, are to be sold at auction by Sheriff J. Roberts.” Thomas left a family Bible that gave us a definitive record of his offspring. Had children:

1.4.1 EDGAR GALLAUDET, b. 1753.

1.4.2 PETER WALLACE GALLAUDET, b. 1756.

1.4.3 THOMAS GALLAUDET, b. 1758.

1.4.4 DAVID GALLAUDET, b. 1760.

1.4.5 THOMAS GALLAUDET, b. 1762.

1.4.6 CATHERINE GALLAUDET, b. 1766.