"Ever Widening Circle"
Quest For Our Ancestral Roots
Indians & Slaves of Block Island – by Jeff Howe
I recently spoke with Author Jeff Howe regarding this book he published in 1997 called Indians and Slaves of Block Island. He has granted me permission to digitize this book and to share it here for you to read. I am so honored that he has given me permission to use his book for my research and to share it here with you!
A MUST read if you have connections to Block Island.
(Please contact him for a physical copy – this copy attached is only in readable form and can’t be printed/copied)
To read: Indians & Slaves of Block Island – by Jeff Howe
JEFFREY HOWE
Block Island (New Shoreham) Families, including Black and Native American.
31 Virginia Lane
Riverside, RI 02915
E-mail: jeff50@cox.net
James Chagum of Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village Ancestors – research by Coni Dubois
Starting with the oldest Ancestor/male line – which starts with Chief Sachem Mechoswodt – working down to James Chagum of the Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village in Barkhamsted, CT.
I have 2 versions of my research books that are available below/online:
1st one is the old format and shows detailed facts and all my notes and markups. (Marked as detailed below) and the 2nd version is of my new formatting and is my new book format – shows photos/records and documents along with place and name indexing in the back of the below research book. (Marked as compressed)
1. Descendants of Chief (Father) Mecohgawodt Research by Coni Dubois – Detailed 7-2022
2. Descendants of Chief (Father)Mecohgawodt Research by Coni Dubois – Compressed 7-2022
BELOW:
1st is a Genealogy chart with their children that I have been able to prove
2nd are facts/records/info that I have been able to find on each individual
What family means to me…
My love for my family is my whole being – every ounce of me… loves every ounce of each of you~
I can’t believe I will be 55 this year.
In short… my life has been a very hard one.
Being a strong-wheeled woman I have had to fight my whole life and in turn, I have some family members to this day who can’t stand me. But that’s ok~ They truly never got to know me, or tried to understand me. We all have those people in our lives…If only they would see…family is everything to me~
THIS post though is for my family & friends that chose to love and care for me, truly…thank you from the bottom of my ❤️ know I love you and will always be here for you – as you have been for me~
In all the bad that happened throughout my life, you all have stepped in to be there to hold me up and to push me forward~
I am truly blessed to have all of you in my life.
You have been my rock…my solid ground…my saving grace~ You are deeply loved by me~
Families have their fights, their sadness & their pain.
But it always has its joys, it’s happiness & it’s wonderful moments~ Family is tied by blood and love… and no matter what happens family should always surround those in need and protect those that need us~
I have spent my life searching for family… And have truly been blessed to find so many cousins and family in my life’s journey. You truly amaze me with all your support throughout my time on this earth. Your amazing love is shown to me daily – I am called, texted, emailed, messaged.. in some form, reminded daily at how many truly love me~
I am humbled by each of you~
PLEASE find forgiveness for those who are nillynallys in your life, move past the hatred and the fighting. We have lost so many family members…life is too short, and we need to find love for one another, and get pasted this separation of family. We truly need to bond together to face this unknown world we have ahead of us… I truly worry for our descendants at the world we are leaving them~
I have found my calling…I was meant to be my family Historian/Researcher/Genealogist. I feel I must record all I can on our ancestors….before it is lost~
This is my purpose in life~
It is my legacy… bound by my love for family~
I will be doing it till the day I die~
Coni Dubois
Sorry I have been MIA – got hit with Hurricane IDA
Been a hectic past couple of months – but things are starting to look up! Have a start date for repairs for my house & property on 11/11/21… so will be a few months before I will be back in my office.
We all are good here and house still standing~
Prayers for all who were effect and struggling~
Coni
Noah & Sarah (Allen) Gilbert
Part 2 of 2
3rd: William Todd Gilbert – Son of Amos Jr & Matilda (Todd)
William T Gilbert
From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62821141/william-t-gilbert
BIRTH 6 Nov 1837 – Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
DEATH 13 Apr 1927 (aged 89) – Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL North Webster Cemetery – North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
Created by: Coni Dubois – Added: 11 Dec 2010
Find a Grave Memorial: 6282114
Cause of Death: Interated Nephitis (Poison?)
William T. Gilbert in the Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: William T. Gilbert Gender: Male Race: White Age: 89
Marital Status: Widowed Birth Date: 6 Nov 1837 Birth Place: Ind
Death Date: 13 Jul 1927 Death Place: Tippecanoe, Kosciusko, Indiana, USA
Father: Amos Gilbert Mother: Matila Gilbert Spouse: Issabelle Gilbert
Household Members: Name – Age
William T. Gilbert 89
Matila Gilbert
Amos Gilbert
Issabelle Gilbert
Isabella (Plew) Gilbert
From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62821226/isabella-gilbert
BIRTH 9 Jul 1840 – Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
DEATH 12 Nov 1906 **(aged 66) **- Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL North Webster Cemetery – North Webster, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
Created by: Coni Dubois – Added: 11 Dec 2010
Find a Grave Memorial: 62821226
Cause of Death: Dropsy
Parents: Daniel “Samuel” Plough & Mary Agnes Roberts
2nd: William Andrew Gilbert – Son of William Todd & Isibella (Plew)
William Andrew Gilbert
From: William Andrew Gilbert (1854-1904) – Find A Grave…
BIRTH 28 Sep 1854
DEATH 6 Jul 1904 (aged 49)
BURIAL Hillcrest Cemetery – Pierceton, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
PLOT Row 8
Created by: OPPSheryl – Added: 5 May 2010
Find a Grave Memorial 52028288
Cause of Death: Suicide
Via death record: He was “found dead and found to be Suicide with Coubolic? acid”
Note from Coni: Need obit/newspaper article
Warsaw Daily Times. (Warsaw, Ind.) 1882-1919
Location(s): Indiana State Library
The above information comes from the U.S. Newspaper Directory on the Chronicling America website from the Library of Congress, which lists the archives and libraries where microfilm and paper copies of newspapers can be located.
William Gilbert in the Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011
Name: William Gilbert Gender: Male Race: White Age: 49 Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: 1855 Birth Place: England Death Date: 14 Jul 1904
Death Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA Father: Gilbert
Household Members: Name – Age
William Gilbert 49 – undefined Gilbert
William Gilbert in the Indiana, U.S., WPA Death Index, 1882-1920
Name: William Gilbert Date: Jul 14, 1904 Location: Indianapolis Age: 49 Yr Gender: Male Race: White
Source location: County Board of Health, Indianapolis
Source notes: The source of this record is the book H-12 on page 63 within the series produced by the Indiana Works Progress Administration.
Sarah Jane (Furrow) Gilbert
From: Sarah Jane Furrow Gilbert (1852-1929) – Find A…
BIRTH 1 Apr 1852 – Portsmouth, Scioto County, Ohio, USA
DEATH 26 Apr 1929 (aged 77) – Pierceton, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL Hillcrest Cemetery – Pierceton, Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
Created by: OPPSheryl – Added: 5 May 2010
Find a Grave Memorial: 52028289
Cause of Death: Myocarditis/Invalid
Parents: Joseph William Furrow & Elizabeth Finton
Warsaw Daily Times Friday April 26, 1929
Mrs. Gillbert 76, Succumbs – End Comes This Morning at Home of Daughter in Piercton.
Mrs. Sarah J. Gilbert, widow of the late William Gilbert, passed away at 6 o’clock this morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Roy Kyle, in Pierceton. Death was caused by the infirmities of old age and a complication of diseases. She has been an invalid for many years. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Kyle and Mrs. Viola Baker, and two sons, Fred Gilbert and James Madison Gilbert, all of Pierceton. Funeral services will be conducted from the Ashley funeral home in Pierceton, Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Rev. G.A. Maggart officiating Interment will be at Hillcrest Cemetery.
Great Grandfather: James Madison Gilbert Son of William Andrew & Sarah Jane (Furrow) Gilbert
James & Marie Gilbert with: Dick, (The Gunthermans) Laurene J with baby, Tony Tarant, Helen with baby Bonnie – Donated By: Jean (Belt) Gilbert 
Donated By: Jean (Belt) Gilbert 
With Children; Edward, Robert, Richard, Laurene, Lauretta & Helen Donated By: Jean (Belt) Gilbert 
James Madison & Robert James Gilbert with Tony Gunterman Donated By: Jean (Belt) Gilbert 
Robert, Dick, James Madison Gilbert Donated By: Jean (Belt) Gilbert 
With Dick & Don Gilbert Donated By: Jean (Belt) Gilbert Donated By: Jean (Belt) Gilbert 
James Madison Gilbert
From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62819318/james-madison-gilbert
BIRTH 23 Mar 1892 – Kosciusko County, Indiana, USA
DEATH 6 May 1964 (aged 72) – Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery – Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, USA
Created by: Coni Dubois – Added: 11 Dec 2010
Find a Grave Memorial: 62819318
Cause of Death: Cardiac Arrest – Blockage
Marie (Tarant) Gilbert
**From: **https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62820590/marie-gilbert
BIRTH 8 Apr 1896 – Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA
**DEATH ** 6 May 1985 (aged 89)– Marshall County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL Oak Hill Cemetery – Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, USA
Created by: Coni Dubois – Added: 11 Dec 2010
Find a Grave Memorial: 6282 0590
Cause of Death: Cardiac Arrest
Parent’s: Josef Tarant & Antonie Holem
Origin: Sadská, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic (Austria @ time)
Mrs. Marie Gilbert, 89, a resident of Plymouth’s Pilgrim Manor, died there at 2:25 p.m., Thursday. Born April 8, 1896 at Marathon Wis. to Joseph and Antonia Tarant, she lived most of her life in Marshall County. Mrs. Gilbert was married November 25, 1914 at Knox to James M. Gilbert who preceded her in death May 6, 1964. Surviving are five children: Mrs. Loretta Berger, Plymouth; Mrs. Laurene Gunterman, Bremen; Ed and Richard Gilbert, both of Plymouth; and Don Gilbert, Frankfort; 18 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son Robert, and one daughter, Helen Platz. Services will be conducted at 10:30 a.m., Monday at Johnson’s Funeral Home, Plymouth, with burial to follow at New Oak Hill Cemetery, Plymouth. Friends may call at the funeral home from 2 till 4 and from 7 till 9 p.m., Sunday.
Grandfather: Robert James Gilbert – Son of James Madison & Marie (Tarant) Gilbert
Robert James “Bob” Gilbert
From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47425974/robert-james-gilbert
BIRTH 30 Oct 1918 – Grovertown, Starke County, Indiana, USA
DEATH 7 May 1981 (aged 62) – Knox, Starke County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL Burr Oak Cemetery – Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, USA Show Map
Maintained by: DLC – Originally Created by: Jackie & Ralph – Added: 1 Feb 2010
Find a Grave Memorial: 47425974
Cause of Death: Myocardial Infraction
Mildred Marie (Scheetz) Gilbert
From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/47425954/mildred-marie-gilbert
BIRTH 10 Sep 1920 – Plymouth, Marshall County, Indiana, USA
DEATH 22 Nov 1990 (aged 70) – Knox, Starke County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL Burr Oak Cemetery – Culver, Marshall County, Indiana, USA
Maintained by: DLC – Originally Created by: Jackie & Ralph – Added: 1 Feb 2010
Find a Grave Memorial: 47425974
Cause of Death: Heart Attack/Myocardial Infraction
Parent’s: Bernard Gregory Scheetz & Viola Beatrice Nickerson
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Noah & Sarah (Allen) Line
My 7th Great Grandparents
PART: 1 of 2
To view my research book on the Descendants of Noah & Sarah (Allen) Gilbert Research by Coni Dubois:
Pg’s: 431 – View PDF – Click Here
I have also created individual reports for each of my direct line to Noah & Sarah (Allen) Gilbert and combined them into one PDF for you. Starting with my Grandfather Robert James Gilbert and continues to Noah Gilbert.
Pg’s: 36 – Download PDF – Click Here
What we have so far on Noah & Sarah (Allen) Gilbert
6th: Elisha Gilbert – Son to Noah & Sarah (Allen) Gilbert
Elisha Gilbert
From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230320373/elisha-gilbert
BIRTH 18 May 1743 – Canterbury, Windham County, Connecticut, USA
**DEATH ** 1818 (aged 74–75) – Addison, Steuben County, New York, USA
BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
Created by: Coni Dubois – Added: 4 Aug 2021
Find a Grave Memorial: 230320373
Cause of Death: Unknown
Elisha & Submit Gilbert Family 
Donated by John GIlbert
WIFE: Submit Glazier Gilbert
From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230322963/submit-gilbert
BIRTH 8 Aug 1739 – Hardwick, Worcester County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 1820 (aged 80–81) – New York, USA
BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
Created by: Coni Dubois – Added: 4 Aug 2021
Find a Grave Memorial: 230322963
Cause of Death: Unknown
Parents: Isaiah & Hannah Mary (Thomas) Glacier
5th: Amos A Gilbert – Son of Elisha & Submit (Glacier) Gilbert
Amos A Gilbert Sr.‘
From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230320231/amos-a-gilbert
BIRTH 1 Sep 1778 – Otis, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, USA
DEATH 1 May 1843 (aged 64) – Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
Created by: Coni Dubois – Added: 4 Aug 2021
Find a Grave Memorial: 230320231
Cause of Death: Unknown
Amos A & Sarah (Magruder) Family 
Donated by John GIlbert 
Name: Amos Gilbart Event Type: Birth Birth Date: 1 Sep 1778 Birth Place: Otis, Massachusetts
Father Name: Elisha Gilbart Mother Name: Submit Gilbart
Amos Gilbart in the Massachusetts, U.S., Town Birth Records, 1620-1850
Name: Amos Gilbart Birth Date: 1 Sep 1778 Birth Place: Otis Gender: Male
Father’s First Name: Elisha Mother’s First Name: Submit
Source: Vital Records of Otis
WIFE: Sarah Jane “Sallie” (Magruder) Gilbert
From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230323314/sarah-jane-gilbert#add-to-vc
BIRTH 2 May 1789 – Maryland, USA
DEATH unknown
BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
Created by: Coni Dubois – Added: 4 Aug 2021
Find a Grave Memorial: 230323314
Cause of Death: Unknown
Parents: Normond/Norman Bruce & Nancy (Paugh) Magruder
Donated by John GIlbert 
Donated by John GIlbert
4th: Amos Gilbert Jr. – Son of Amos A & Sarah (Magruder) Gilbert
Amos Jr. & Matilda Gilbert Family 
Amos Gilbert
From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230413302/amos-gilbert
BIRTH 1814 – Vevay, Switzerland County, Indiana, USA
DEATH 12 Apr 1896 – Hendricks County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL Turpin Cemetery – Brownsburg, Hendricks County, Indiana, USA
Created by: Coni Dubois – Added: 6 Aug 2021
Find a Grave Memorial: 230413302
Cause of Death: Unknown
Switzerland County: Probate Order Book 1: 1814 – 1824
Gilbert, Amos & McGruder Nor. B. admin’rs of M. Wilson Dec’d
Page 275: Gilbert Sr., Amos, of the town of Vevay Will
Will: 28 Feb 1843. Probate: 1 May 1843.
Executrix: Agnes Gilbert. – Wit: William Boyd, Jr., Lewis Golay.
Wife – Agniss Gilbert: all personal and real estate, as long as she remains my widow for the maintenance of herself and my two youngest children. Should she marry then she shall have the use and benefit of one third of my real estate.
Youngest children – Nancy Welsh, formerly Nancy Gilbert – John M. Gilbert – William B. Gilbert: at Agnes’ decease, all real estate. Two sons – Elijah Gilbert – Amos Gilbert, Jr. and daughter – Amety McMillen, w/o John McMillen: one dollar each they having already received their proportion of what I suppose they ought to have of my estate.
Agnes Gilbert gave copy of will administration 8 May 1843, and on 20 Sep 1844 filed the following relinguishment.
I Agnes Gilbert, widow of Amos Gilbert deceased hereby give notice to all persons concerned that I do hereby relinguish all claims under the last will and testament of the said Amos Gilbert, my late husband and that I intend to claim my right of dower and the real and personal estate which belonged to the said Amos Gilbert.
-Witness: John Dumont
http://myindianahome.net/gen/switz/records/wills/will1.html
Switzerland County: Probate Order Book 1: 1814 – 1824
Gilbert, Amos & McGruder Nor. B. admin’rs of M. Wilson Dec’d Page 275
http://myindianahome.net/gen/switz/records/wills/1814.html
Switzerland County, Indiana – Index to Testators Through 1880
A Testator is a person who has written and executed a Last Will and Testament that is in effect at the time of his/her death. This is an index to those who have written wills in Switzerland County. I do not believe all County Wills are included but it does include many and in what book and on what page they are recorded. These were compiled by Charles M. Franklin in 1987 and Published in 1987 by Walter R. Gooldy’s Heritage House Publishing Co. Index’s such as this for other areas may be purchased from Ye Olde Genealogie Shoppe in Indianapolis, IN., owned by Pat Gooldy
Name: Gilbert, Amos Sr. Year 1843 Book A Page: 213
1896 Probate for Hendrick Co IN for Amos Gilbert 
Donated by John GIlbert 
Deaths Listed in Probate Records of Hendricks County, Indiana (1837-1936)
WIFE: Matilda (Todd) Gilbert
From: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/230412948/matilda-gilbert#add-to-vc
BIRTH Apr 1832 – Delaware County, Ohio, USA
DEATH 1869 (aged 36–37) – Hendricks County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL Burial Details Unknown
Created by: Coni Dubois – Added: 6 Aug 2021
Find a Grave Memorial: 230412948
Cause of Death: Unknown
Parents: James & Mary A (Irvine) Todd
Donated by John GIlbert 
Donated by John GIlbert
Still trying to find burial for Matilda~ We believe she is also buried in the Turpin Cemetery with her Husband Amos Gilbert. We have feet on the ground who will be visiting cemetery soon~
Amos & Matilda (Todd) Gilbert Lived their whole lives in Indiana
As you will see OUR Amos & Matilda (Todd) Gilbert moved from Vevay to Lincoln, Hendricks, IN
TAX records of AMOS Jr Gilbert & MATILDA GILBERT HEIRS, along with their son Oliver. John J & a John G at one point owned land and paid taxes.
Hendricks County Treasurer’s Tax Duplicates
Book – Volume – Tax year and page #:
1897 – NO GILBERTS IN LIST – END
1896 Book 4 – Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 104
1895 Book 4 – John J & John G Gilbert & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 99
1894 Book 4 – Amos & John & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 109
1893 Book 4 – Amos & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 96
1892 Book 4 – Oliver & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 99
1891 Book 4 – Amos & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 96
1890 Book 4 – Amos & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 99
1889 Book 4 – Amos & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 99
1888 Book 4 – Amos & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 92
1887 Book 3 – Amos & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 139
1886 Book 3 – Amos & John & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 140
1885 Book 3 – Amos & John G & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 143
1884 Book 3 – Amos & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 131
1883 Book 2 – Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 162 & 163
1883 Book 2 – Amos & Oliver Gilbert
1882 Book 2 – Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 169 & 170
1882 Book 2 – Amos & Oliver Gilbert
1881 Book 2 – Amos & Oliver & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 168
1880 Book 2 – Amos & Oliver & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 162
1879 Book 2 – Amos & Oliver Gilbert pg’s: 164-165
1879 Book 2 – Matilda Gilbert Heirs
1878 Book 2 – Amos & Oliver & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 162
1877 Book 2 – Amos & Oliver & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 158
1876 Book 2 – Amos & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 140
1875 Book 2 – Amos & Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 136
1874 Book 2 – Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg’s: 143-144
1874 Book 2 – Amos Gilbert
1873 Book 2 – Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg’s: 142 & 143
1873 Book 2 – Amos Gilbert
1872 Book 2 – Matilda Gilbert Heirs and Amos Gilbert pg: 90
1871 Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg’s: 157 & 158
1871 Amos Gilbert
1870 Book 2 – Matilda Gilbert Heirs and Amos Gilbert pg: 136
1869 Matilda Gilbert Heirs pg: 294
1868 Matilda Gilbert & A Gilbert pg: 296
1867 Matilda Gilbert pg’s: 298 & 299
1867 Amos Gilbert
1866 Matilda & Amos Gilbert pg: 270
1865 Matilda & Amos Gilbert pg: 251
1864 – NO GILBERT’S IN LIST – START
I have found death and burial info to confirm this is in fact OUR Amos.
(Same area a son of Matilda and Amos is also buried (Oliver)
http://hcapps.co.hendricks.in.us/DataWarehouse/Archive/SectionMenus/TaxDuplicateIndex.aspx
CONTINUE TO PART 2 for:
Still working on it – should be done in couple of hours~
3rd: William Todd Gilbert – Son of Amos Jr & Matilda (Todd) Gilbert
2nd: William Andrew Gilbert – Son of William Todd & Isibella (Plew) Gilbert
Great Grandfather: James Madison Gilbert Son of William Andrew & Sarah Jane (Furrow) Gilbert
Grandfather: Robert James Gilbert – Son of James Madison & Marie (Tarant) Gilbert
Copyright 2021 by ©Coni Dubois & ©John GIlbert – ©Ever Widening Circle
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Coni’s direct line to Amos Gilbert Jr. & Sr. of VEvay, Switzerland, IN
To view my research book on the Descendants of Noah & Sarah (Allen) Gilbert
Click this link to preview PDF
I have also created individual reports for each of my direct line to Noah & Sarah (Allen) Gilbert and combined them into one PDF for you.
Starting with my Grandfather Robert James Gilbert and continues to Noah Gilbert.
Download PDF – Click Here
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Recent Trip to Vevay, IN, and a Missing Key Named Ezra
I recently traveled to Switzerland County, Indiana, in hopes of finding some shred of evidence pointing me towards the origins of one Amos Gilbert, Sr., my 5th Great-Grandfather (seven generations ago), known to have arrived there around 1816. A ‘slam-dunk’ would have been the discovery of a birthdate, from a tombstone or a public record, that would help pinpoint which Amos Gilbert this guy was back on the East Coast before arriving in Indiana. (There were a surprising number of contemporaries sharing that name.) No such luck, however. After inspecting five likely cemeteries and a lot of potential family plot locations, the was no trace of Amos Gilbert Sr., or even Sally Magruder (a previous wife) and her father, Revolutionary War veteran Norman Bruce Magruder. While contemporary Gilbert graves were found, many of the nearby stones were worn to nubs or otherwise unreadable. Also, considering the seemingly wholesale disappearance of graves of Amos Sr. and those closest to him, and having learned from local historians that many family plots closer to town (as his would have been) were destroyed by development, it is possible that his resting place is gone forever. Not all was lost, though. There were some promising leads.
The original deed, granting lands of the United States to Amos Gilbert Sr. in 1816, (and corroborated by entries into Switzerland County deed records) describe its location as straddling current Highway 56 about 1 mile outside of Vevay’s city limits. As it stands now, it is an unremarkable and modest housing development on a slight ridge with manicured-lawn homes, one or two 1800’s structures, and a small machine hauling business. No extant burial plots were to be found there, having likely succumbed to the plow and the bulldozer long ago. However, just ten miles up the same road is the small town of Allensville. According to the “History of Switzerland County 1815” on hand at the local museum, “Among the earliest residents of Allensville were…Ezra Gilbert, a blacksmith, who, with Orin Richmond, also manufactured oil from the castor bean, which they grew in large quantities…” This leads one to the question “Who the heck is Ezra Gilbert?” While research needs to be done, according to https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LB4C-P26/ezra-gilbert-1791-1850 Ezra Gilbert:
“…was born on 7 April 1791, in Strafford, Orange, Vermont, United States, his father, Ezra Gilbert, was 28 and his mother, Huldah Warner, was 23. He had at least 3 sons and 1 daughter with Sarah Kimberly Robins. He died after 1850, in Cotton Township, Switzerland, Indiana, United States, at the age of 60.”
According to this and other records that I am still mulling over, Ezra Gilbert was part of a long line of Ezras, Ebers, and other Gilberts who lived on the same road as Amos Gilbert Sr. at the same time! I have even found a contemporary newspaper with both Ezra the blacksmith and Amos Sr. having advertisements on the same page (https://newspapers.library.in.gov/cgi-bin/indiana?a=d&d=WM18321124.1.1&e=——-en-20–1–txt-txIN——-). I would find it remarkable if these two Gilbert families were not somehow related! With Ezra ostensibly being of a well-known family traceable to Vermont (providing the source documents check out), then the next task would be to discover how Amos Gilbert Sr. ( https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Gilbert-15822#_ref-14) connects to him – other than by proximity.
ATTN: Barkhamsted Lighthouse Descendants
I am getting back to work on our Barkhamsted Lighthouse Village Descendant’s Association!
I have set up a main contact page for those that believe they might be a descendant for those I have yet to work with. Click here to get to the page: BLVD ASSOCIATION
Those that are already in my files – I will be updating soon with all the cool new things we are gonna offer you~ As you can see, I have totally revamped my blog here at: conidubois.com
So many new exciting things happening and looking forward to get back to blogging!
Coni
HI Everyone!!!
I am in the middle of redoing and updating this blog!
A LOT of NEW THINGS are happening!!!
We have a couple new Authors that will be joining us: Roxanne Wehnes & Mark Rogers~
Super EXCITED to have them join our blog!!!
They will be posting on different family lines in their trees and stories of our Ancestor’s.
I can’t wait to see what they write about!
I have updated my Menu’s bar on the top of this blog and have started a NEW PROJECT called:
I will be adding all of my direct lineages to this page.
Each ancestor will have their person report and photo album in attached PDF –
just click on blue or green names to open PDF to view.
I am starting with my Grandparents and working my way back in history – I will be doing individual pages for each generation I move back to.
I have so much to share and looking forward to getting back to blogging!
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Coni
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