Individual Details

Obed Gaines

(May 3, 1793 - March 5, 1877)

Obed was born in Vermont and married Leydia Connable in 1815, probably in Bernardston Massachusetts. Obed and Leydia moved around the New England area, then to Indiana, Michigan and finally Iowa. They had a family and farmed.

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BirthMay 3, 1793Vermont, United States
EngagementAugust 10, 1815Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States - Leydia Connable
MarriageSeptember 23, 1815Bernardston, Franklin, Massachusetts, United States - Leydia Connable
Census1820Cazenovia, Madison, New York, United States
Census1840James, Steuben, Indiana, United States
Widow1854
CivilMay 1, 1855Land purchase 360 acres - Bremer, Iowa, United States
CivilMay 3, 1858Land purchase 320 acres - Steele, Minnesota Territory, United States
Census1860Bremer, Iowa, United States
Census1870Bremer, Iowa, United States
Civil1875Land map
DeathMarch 5, 1877Bremer, Iowa, United States
BurialWillow Lawn Cemetery, Plainfield, Bremer, Iowa, United States
OccupationFarmer

Families

SpouseLeydia Connable (1795 - 1854)
ChildMary Ann Gaines (1816 - 1900)
ChildMinerva Gaines (1818 - 1901)
ChildAbigail Gaines (1820 - 1895)
ChildLydia Gaines (1810 - 1884)
ChildObed Gaines (1820 - 1910)
ChildWilliam Newcomb Gaines (1825 - 1907)
ChildOrlando Gaines (1827 - 1828)
ChildCharlotte Gaines (1832 - 1838)
FatherJoseph Gaines (1756 - 1841)
MotherAbigail Tubbs (1757 - 1843)
SiblingElecta Gaines (1799 - 1879)
SiblingJoseph Gaines (1786 - 1869)

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