SMITH MEETING HOUSE, GILMANTON, NH (Deaths 1788-1818) Deaths: This information is typed just as transcribed. Rev. Smith did not seem to be as interested in recording the details of deaths. The year 1788: February. Joshua Gilmans daughter died a child of Major Dudley another child of Cap. Rowild 2 children died upper Parish Mr. Kellys child died March old Mrs. Huckins died March 1788 Mr. Bangs child died May Old Mr. Evins died suddenly with pain June 4, a child died suddenly by a fall from a horse and 2 more children died by acute fevers. August a child died cupper Parish August my child died 10th and my wife 18th Samuel Thurston's child died September David Tiltons child died September Sam Sibley died November 1, 1788 Nathaniel Taylor was suddently killed by a tree Nov 10, 1788. Mr. Nelson died suddenly Dec 20, 1788. Sam Tiltons child died Dec 25. 1789: 2 children died Upper Parish March 1789. One woman lower Parish March. Bean's wife Another woman Edward Gilman's wife. Mr. Taylors child died May Old Mrs. Eastman died June 16, 1789 Sope Jacob;s negro died May 1789 Nathaniel Gilman July a child upper Parish Tostens(?) a child Mr. Sweatts August A woman xx Mrs. Page Septmeber a negro child a man Mr. Edwards September Ben Gilman's child died October Thomas Morrils child died suddenly a son of Mr. Clifford died December. 1790: Mr. Joseph Gilman died Jan 1790 Bartelmy Gilman died Jan Eunic Sibley died February Two children died ----- town a girl Bridget Gilman died April a woman and 2 children died upper Parish Mr. Cotton upper Parish and Mr. Dow died May a child died Hooker An aged woman Mrs. Elkins died May Mr. Sibley's child and Mr. Nicholas Gilman's wife ------- child and old Mr. Swain ------- Oarsons child and Isaav Bachelder Hannah Wees died June 17 Mr. Sibley died June 20 Benjamin Pages child died June Ezekiel Gilmans child died July ye fourth Benj Richardsons wife died August and 2 children Jones and Tay ---- Elizabeth Dow died September and a child burnt old Mr. Moody , Mrs. Youngs mother Isaac Marstar child and Wid. Parsons child Sally Sibley died Oct 5 Ben Gilman's child died October Sam Tiltons child died September Nathaniel Gilman died November. Betty Gilman and her child December Jonathan Taylor's child upper Parish Jan 1, 1791. It is not 29 years since the settlement of this town and the list of deaths is two hundred eighty one. 3 deaths not heard of last year one woman and 2 children added to ye whole number makes in all 284. 1791: Isaac Marstin child and John Swain's wife January-Abner Clough child March Joseph Huckins wife and Polly Gilman a negro child and Roberds child at Avery Town died John Melcher was suddenly killed by a limb of a tree March 17 Joseph Flanders wife March Joseph Wadley a child Upper Parish march Abner Clough's died died April the daughter of Peter Fulsom died May Tibits died May of headache Pilsburies child died June 19, upper parish 3 more children died Upper Parish one child lower Parish William Rand died July 8, 1791 One woman and one child died upper Parish 2 children lower parish one woman and one child cap Moodys one other child died Septembet a woman and child died Oct and Sept 2 children died October 2 children died and 2 grown people Oct and Nov. Tilton Weeks, Hutchins Jackson a child of Simeon Taylor died December. One child not heard of last year. 1792: Bill for 1792. January Joshua Gilman 77 age Hitty Cogswell 16 --- 3 children Feb 1 in March infant another child March at Bridge 2 children March, April a man Mr. Odlin 2 children upper Parish 2 women April Abner Cloughs child, child upper Parish a young man died May, Cloughs wife and son & Benjamin Gilmans child. A young man Watson Novem. Ruben Osgood's wife, old Mr. Elkins and Jones. Sim Taylors child, another child. Bill for the year 1792-------27 Year 1793 January-old Mr. Copps, 92 Old Mr. Gilman ---- 88 Old Mrs. Gilman and her grandchild February 3 children and man upper parish Allins child lower Parish Winslow Pages Mrs. Moody died April 4 a child Daniel Gil Negro child old Mr. Smith & 75 (perhaps 95) upper Parish A child Rogers a woman Mrs. Folsom October a man old Mr. John Bean 80 a child Eastman a child Elkins Bill of Mortality for 1793 18. The town has been settled 32 years, the whole bill of mortality is 366. Bill for 1794 Old Mrs. Taylor January 80 Mr. Parson's (illegible perhaps Powers) child, John Gilmans March ----- 15 years age mother 20 March an aged woman 78, another aged Clough Clark's wife ages 26, a child upper Parish a woman, Mrs. Gilman, Sweatts child May Old Mr. Lougee May John Sweatts child May John Sweatt killed with a tree June 11 Tub (?) Elkins died fits, a child Hutchins William Price wife July a child upper Parish Nat Sibley Old Mr. Sanborn aged 91 a young man sudden Mr. Wastman, Mrs. Smiths child, Ezekiel Gilman's child Doctor Parish departed Nov 16, aged 30 Bill of Mortality for 1795 Joseph Flanders died January two children upper Parish two children lower Parish Richardsons old Mr. Smith died April a woman Mr. Isaiah Clough died May 4, old Mrs. Meador Jan or Feb John Sibley died May 30 May and June 3 children died Upper Parish Elseworths child died July August 21 Conner Jeremiah killed with a waggon Abner Clough's child died October a child Peter Fulsome Nov. Price's child an infant old Mr. Lougee & Weymouth's child December For 1795-20. It is now 34 years since the first settlement of this town. The total bill of Mortality - 411 Bill of Mortality for 1796 January John Thurstons child 5 years old Stephen Gale's two children Woodmans upper Parish (Note, the above name Gale is written illegibly in the copy made-it is written Gaae and Glle, one over the other) Mr. Parsons aged 80 Mr. Huckins (?) aged 71 February. Old Mrs. Judkins upper parish aged Old Mrs. Marsh died aged 75 John Gilmans child Jacob Gales child Polly Gilman Jo Marsh child and Old Mrs. Peasley Old Mr. Potter June Mr. Moril & a child ----- upper Parish August ----- child old Mrs. ---- and Mrs. Rogers Elisha Sanborns child upper Parish Bill of Mortality for total 431 1797 Mrs. Parsons died January Mr. Flanders February --- --- Gilman died upper Parish April 2 children a man Sweat 2 children killed upper Parish April an aged woman upper Parish Nancy Evans (?) a young woman upper Parish Sam Gilmans wife ---- died suddenly June 16, old Mrs. Page and B--- Pages child ----------------- & a child upper Parish Henry Yound and James Gulsom died September Doctor (Smith?) wife October and a child upper Parish 3 children Sweats Philbrooks and Wrights Mrs. Allen Decem another childs death heard of 25 total 431 Bill of Mortality for 1798 Died in January Nancy Cotton Died in February Swet a young man Died in March Leavits child a young woman Hatch Mr. Page died April and Fogs child May a child of John Bond child of Badger another of Jos. Fulsome and --- Odlin Avery Samuel and Mrs. Gullican Bakers wife Rosses daughter & old Mr. Swain and 2 children Swains Pipers, Jos Marsh 2 children Noah Marsh 1 and Robinson 1 child, Jo. Garman Haris (?) and Kimballs children October Jonathan Gilmans wife suddenly -----ber Col. Gilmans wife died suddenly December 25 in the upper Parish last year 11, total 39, total 495 Bill of Mortality for 1799 February Jos. Gilman and Sam. Gilmans children March Mrs. Rand died May William Rand died 8 years old old Mr. Greely died June Capt Morils child and John Gilmans wife September Mrs. Bean wife of Caleb killed by lightening in August Garland child died Nov. in the upper parish ye year past 6 15, total 510 Bill of Mortality for the year 1800 Bodge wife suddenly a woman Jan 35 or 40 cholick a child Feb 10 yers worms a woman 29 childbed fever a child Samuel Browns burnt to death 7 years a child Dolly Rowels or James Moses 16 months old old Mrs. Glanders died June aged 84 years Old Mrs. Avery died July aged 80 years old Mrs. Richardson died July aged 74 young man Brown died August aged 20 old man Marsh aged 80 young woman aged 17 woman aged Mrs. Tilton died in a fit 84(?) Edwards wife upper Parish 30 Barkers child and Jo Barkers child and Joseph Youngs child 14 total 524 Bill of Mortality for the year 1801 Mrs. W--- died January Jacobs 2 children Mr. Morrill Sr pages child 89 Mrs. Weymouth and Jeremiah Sanborn 80 Mr. John Nelson, April Mr. Simon Clough 57 Col Lad 57 Mrs. Bartlet Upper Parish Mr. Blasdil upper Parish Mr. Bill Nelson Mr Watson Mrs. Hook Peter Gilman, Mr. Hutchins cap Gale Mr. Cash a child of Mr. Edwards Mrs. Gilman old Mr. Avery died December a child Joseph Youngs child harts (?) child 25 total 549 Bill Mortality for 1802 Col. Antipas Gilman and Edward Gilman died suddenly January and February Mr. Morril ---- child and Mr. Dudley young Daniel Clough last two children in October Mr. Morril ---- child and Mr. Dudley Young Edward Gilman suddenly Col. Antipas Gilman 71 Mr. Swain upper Parish Upper Parish died 1802 13 26 total 575 Bill of Mortality for 1803 months January Mrs. Parish died in February February Moses Ross Mr. David Sanborns child, William Peasley Daniel Gilmans child March Mrs. Evins in childbed suddenly April 4 General Badger died Mrs. Richardson died May Mrs. Sanborn in childbed suddenly and her child Mr. Thomas Flanders died suddenly June Mrs. Lad his sister and old Mr. Huckins 89 years old Old Mrs. Elkins died upper Parish Matilda Dow daughter of Doctor Kellys wife died of a nervous headache July Joseph Gilmans child died August Mrs. Parsns died August 21 Lieut Stephen Gilman died Sept 17 A childl of Jonathan Ross died December 3 Sally Parsons died October putting in a per 35 total 584 Bill of Mortality for 1804 Mrs. Wadley upper Parish Mr. (John Page or True Page) wife died Old Mrs. Ordway died January in the 99th year Old Mrs. Fulsom died February in the 97th years Mr. Evenezer Stevens child died March Zeb Gilmans child died paril old Mrs. Gale died May Hulda Bachelder Hannah Tucker died May Cap. Simeon Taylors son died June Samuel Gilmans child died July William White son of Mrs. Moody August September Mr. Mudgetts son died of a consumption a young man at Col. Greelys died suddenly old Mrs. Currier and Benjamin Gilman died also a young man by the name of Honneyford Old Mrs. Richardson died October 26 jaundice Benjamin Page's wife died Dudley Smith died November at (Pembroke?) Benjamin French died November Jonathan Gilman's child died November Mrs. Sanborn died of a nervous headache 23 putting in the upper parish 584 17 total 624 Bill of Mortality for 1805 Major James daughter with consumption 21 John Parsons son with a fever 16 Levi Leavits daughter with a fever 14 Capt Nathan Morril son died of a consumption Febr Capt Morril another son died of a fever April James a Orn an infant child April Stephen Hutchinson a child died sudden April Mrs. Batchelder wife of Isaac Bachelder and Mrs. Avery August Mr. Page died September Mrs. Sanborn of Stephen (of Theoph.) died in the Winter In the upper Parish died of the Dynsentery in August and Sept. 30 and Samuel Browns child and Sam. Fosses (?) wife upper Parish old Mr. ---- and Samuel Clough and Pages child in this parish 15 in the upper parish 40 in all 679 Bill of Mortality for 1806 Capt David Fifield Jan Feb March --- child Averies child and Mrs. Burnham Mrs. Sanborn Deacon's wife April Jacob Row and Caleb Bean Edward Gilmans wife Hutchinsons child and Mr. Pages child Ruth Parsons died June 29 Jeremiah Cogswel Esqr Parsons Mrs. Perkins Mr. Garmon Mrs. --- and John Pages child all in August True Kimbals child and old Mr. Sergeant died August a child of Kimbals in the upper Parish a man suddenly old Mr. Young and Mr. Rand Sept and Oct a child of William Page's December 25 total 704 Bill of Mortality for 1807 old Mrs. M---- died January January Mr. David Avery and Benjamin Mudgett March Isaac Marsh died and Mr.s Lanes child Feb Nathaniel Cogswell died April and Polly Fulsome May Mr. Dean and Mr. James died May Jones child David -elleys child diedMay Jonathan Gilman died July and Mrs. Gideon Bean October Sam Browns child died November Doctor Smiths wife died December 5th was buried the 8 a child of Mr. Morgans 16- 721 Bill of Mortality for 1808 Jan a child of Andrew Page junr choked with beans going down the windpipe died in 7 hours Jan 11 Mr. Buswils child March bleeding Mr. Bean at the Corner and the widow Gilman April Thomas Gilman a young man belonging to this town shot himself in Boston April James Marsh (?) died June consumption old Mrs Prescot died November December 2 children died one scalded to death Supposing the same number of death in upper parish for three years the total will amount to 775 Bill of Mortality for 1809 General Joseph Badger died January 15, Sunday night 9 of clock March and April died Joseph Osgood and Mrs. Blodgit May died old Mrs. Greely aged 87 and Mrs. Chesley 38 John Dow drowned himself May 28 by running out of the meeting house and throwing himself into the pond. Mrs. Clough died June fore part July 2 died old Mr. Garland after months of sickness July died Mrs. Gilman-Gilman Kelley-Mrs. Fifield and a child of Youngs July died Mrs. Potter with of Thomas P. August died Mrs. Bean wife of Thos Esqu Bean November died old Mrs. Jackson in her hundredth year born as near as we can learn in 1710 in May if she had lived until next May she would have been 100 the oldest person that has died in this town. December died old Mr. Prescot died aged 85. 16 791 Bill of Mortality for the year 1810 Jan Mrs. Perkins died January Ear Gilmans child January My daughter Badger died January 30th 1810 in the 30th year of her age and was buried February 1810 a child of Josiah Parsons died February 6 buried the 8 2 children in the upper Parish Jos Gilmans child died february and Mr. Boutwell (?) Cap Hook March 5 and Nat Ladd 8 both dudden April a man named B----- 18 years of age died of consumption Mr. Perkins died of a fever April 16, buried 19 Judge Cogswell died Monday Sept 3, and Micajah Morril Mrs. Hewit died October 17,Polly Parish 27, Ebin 29 Sept Mr. Adams child and David Beans child and a stranger one Quarles Nov. Old Mrs. Morril died Decembr for 1809 and 1810 the same number 23 allowing for the upper parish 32 total 848 Bill of Mortality for theyear 1811 Mrs. Lougee died January William Beasley child decd and young Mrs. Lougee Mr. Mudgett and old Mrs. Watson died February and Mrs. Bean and a Mrs. Barker and Deacon Dudlely died Mr. Lougee August died Gilbert --- Mrs. Clough Capt --- a child at Mr. Horn and David Sanborns child September Mr. Hunt and old Mr. Richardson December Isiah Mudget died December and 3 children 22 upper parish 22 total 892 Bill of Mortality for 1812 January Mr. Sawyer and daughter and --- child Mr. B---- 31 day and yorks wife ---- Mr. Sawyers other daughter Marshs child and horns child ---- and Frances Cogswell December 8 in the Army --- Huckins sister to Esq. Edgerly --- -- added for the upper Parish 9 the town has been settled 51 years died 910 Bill of Mortality for 1813 Mr. Presot, Mr. Prescott child died January old Mrs. Cram died the 25 day of fitts Royal Prescotts child died suddenly February Mrs. Miles died suddenly -- -- Tiltons child died suddenly Mrs. Flanders Mrs. Page and a child died last in February ---- child 2 and Judah Page 21 and Avery Roy 11 and young Libby 17 2 daughters John Page and 5 deaths at Capt Gilddens a young woman at Capt Edgerleys and a --- girl and Gliddens Boy April Mrs. John Hunt Mrs. Greeley Mrs. Evily. Elseworths son, Mrs. Woods child Capt Thoms son 15 April Samuel Potters daughter and --- child Esther Garmans daughter and John --- daughter old Mr. Nutter and Mr. John Parker's child John Lougees daughter died April Spotted fever Old Mrs. York died August and Cap Benjamin Thomson (or Thoms son) Stephen Clough child and Mr. M--- daughter and John Marsh's Octoebr Nov December 40, upper parish 20, total 970 Bill ofMortality for the year 1814 March Benjamin Beans wife Andrew Gildden old Mrs. French died aged 90 next august Lockes child died March Josiah Shepard was burnt to death May and Foxes (?) wife died June and Bides hung himself June. Mrs. Garland died July Fanny Powin died consumption November John Tucker The spotted fever again made its appearance in this town December 13 Mr. Jonathan Sanborns child 6igns(?) old died the 15 another of his children 17 years old taken next died the 18, and buried the same day in one grave. Mrs. Theophilus Sanborns taken the 17 died the 19, another taken the 18th died the 20th buried the both in one grave in the summer Nabby Tucker died December 1, and Blakes daughter 17 and 50 died in Guildford in the years 1813 and 1814 and 10 we add for the upper part of Gilmanton total 1047 Bill of Mortality for the year 1815 Jan Nat Shannons child died January old Mrs. --- died January 4 Rundlets child March 11 and his wife February 8 --- child February 12 and 2 men and 1 child upper parish Spotted fever 9 more died in Upper Parish April April Mr. Charles Currier child and Mrs. Rundlett 17 July 25 Old Mr. Isaac Morril aged 78. July 30 Mrs. Avery aged 87 August 1, old Mr. Peter Fulsome aged 97 August 16 Abraham Smith aged 65 August Col Dudley Prescot upper Parish Joseph Edgerlys child Mrs. Gorman and Kazer daughter Sept October Thomas Burns junr David Elseworth Mrs. Lamper and Pickerings child November Daniel Bean and Doctor Jacobs died 14 day Mrs. Adams died Nov 18 in 5 days of typhoid fever Charles Runlet Junior and old Mrs. Marsh Nov December Dudley Gilman and Morrils wife old Mrs. Perry December allowance for the Upper Parish 47 total 1088 Bill fo Mortality for 1816 January 1, Bracket Melcher spotted fever John Wilson Joseph Jones died new years day and night February Nicholas Jones wife potted fever William Kelly spotted fever February Sanborn last day of February buried 1st March John F------ child Lydian Gilman Thompsons child March and Bushnells child Old Mrs. Dudley died March 11 buried 13 Mr. Thomas Potter died March 14 buried March 15 --- child John Lougees child April with spotted fever old Mr. Jesse Lougee died with spotted fever 9th and Isaac Lougees child Sanborn Page died 12 April April 20, Joseph Gilmans child and Sahnnons child June a child John Lougee a child Doctor --- Shannons child died July 11 and Josiah Parkers child Morrils wife died July August Jonathan Sanborns child Samuel Otis died the 29 and Sanborn Gagust(?) John Clough died October and old Mrs. Gifford(?) or Clifford in her hundredth year. Mrs. Cotton suddenly December Old Mr. Edgerly and a child December Joseph Jones died suddenly December 30 John Dudleys son John killed may and Joseph Youngs child whole number of deaths at the end of the year 1816 amounts to 1128 Bill of mortality for the year 1817 old Mr. Ben Edgerly and Mrs. Rollins Sanborn Gilmans wife and Ep Kimbals child Jude Beans daughter old Mr. Bachelder at 70 Cap Josiahs (?) wife and child and Mr. Fellows Mr. Websters child died in February Madam Badger relict of General Badger died February 19, 1817 at 3 o'clock in the morning aged 94 years 7 months old Mr. Moulton died March 4, 1817 John Moultons wife died very suddenly Mar 9 in another handwriting: Revd Isaac Smith died March 25, 1817 with about three days sickness Ranchel Swain daughter of Benjamin Swain a member of this church died 1818 William Bishop Norton died 1818 Nathaniel Willson died 1818 Originally copied by Mary Lovering Holman, 1911. The Smith Meeting House in Gilmanton was the first church in that part of New Hampshire. Gilmanton has now been divided into Gilmanton, Gilmanton Iron Works, Gilford and Belmont. I received a photocopy of the typewritten manuscript by Mary Lovering Holman from the NHHS. Here on the Internet with the permission of the NHHS. All spellings are kept as they were in the manuscript. Trish Elliott-Kashima Courtesy of pkashima@InfoAve.Net (Trish Kashima) The USGenWeb Project makes no claims or estimates of the validity of the information submitted and reminds you that each new piece of information must be researched and proved or disproved by weight of evidence. It is always best to consult the original material for verification ************************************************* * * * * NOTICE: Printing the files within by non-commercial individuals and libraries is encouraged, as long as all notices and submitter information is included. 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