Gibson, Silas (1802-1895)

Name:

Gibson, Silas (1802-1895)

Born:

01/28/1802

Birthplace:

Windsor, NH

Died:

10/31/1895

Death Location:

Medford, MA

Residence:

Windsor, NH
Hillsborough, NH 1826, 1830
Nashua, NH 1840, 1850, 1860
Arlington, MA 1870
Medford, MA 1877, 1880, 1889, 1890

Nationality:

American

Occupation:

Farmer
Tavernkeeper, Nashua, NH

Father:

Gibson, James

Mother:

Campbell, Lydia

Spouse:

Married (1) Mahala McColley, 1826
Married (2) Nancy C. Miller

Children:

Elizabeth A., born 1827; died 1839
Catharine, born 1829; died 1855
Ann Augusta, born 1841; died 1930; m. Edward T. Robinson
Emma Elizabeth, born 1844; died 1942; m. Nathaniel Plumer Ames

Notes:

Silas Gibson (1802-1895), the donor's father operated a tavern in Nashua, opposite Kidder's former residence. One of the previous operators of the tavern is believed to have been Kidder's son-in-law William F. Boynton. Kidder's wife, whose dowry is said to have included a sideboard "imported from England," outlived her husband and "for sixteen years received aid from the Widow's Charitable Fund of this state." Donor's father probably acquired dressing table either through Kidder's impoverished widow or through the son-in-law.

Vital Records, New Hampshire State Archives

City of Medford, Death Records, Massachusetts Vital Records

Nashua Cemetery Records, New Hampshire Historical Society Library, Typescript, 10.