Re: GAGE, Benjamin W b abt 1806 in VT??
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Re: GAGE, Benjamin W b abt 1806 in VT??
9/25/00
John,
Interesting - you're right, the parents listed are different than what I have.Some of the children you listed don't match up to what I have either.Cora, John Jr. and Lizzie are new names to me.Georgia "Addie" is pretty accurate, she went by Georgia during later life but her birth name was Adeline Irene (my great grandmother).There were brothers named Will, Thomas and Allen.
The dates for "Lovisa"'s birth, death and marriage look about right.Also husband's name is correct.The mother's name that I have for Lovisa, Betsey Allen, would match up with the younger brother's first name, esp. the surname-style spelling, but I have no proof of anything.Pamela Gage Ferguson has a website of Gage descendants from William Gage of Freetown MA but I haven't had a chance to really look - she's got a lot of pages posted (60 some).Betsey Allen, Lovisa's mother we think, is relation to Ethan Allen, according to family lore (I haven't investigated this either.)
It seems that two sets of children and parents have become entwined, what with the coincidences in childrens' names but not complete matchup.What tangled webs we weave...
Also bear in mind that these German types very often went by a middle name though baptized by another.That trips me up time and again.
Let me know if you have more thoughts on this confusing family!!
Karen Gartman
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Re: GAGE, Benjamin W b abt 1806 in VT??
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Re: GAGE, Benjamin W b abt 1806 in VT??
KAREN LUEBS 9/27/00
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Re: GAGE, Benjamin W b abt 1806 in VT??