Individual Details
Elisha Gibbs
(1786 - 21 Jan 1869)
Events
| Birth | 1786 | Camden, Knox, Maine |  | ||
| Marriage | 28 May 1810 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine - Martha "Patty" Hasey | | ||
| Census | 6 Aug 1810 | Township 1, 3rd Range, Hancock, Maine |  | | |
| Census | 7 Aug 1820 | Plantation 1, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1830 | Dutton (now Glenburn), Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1840 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1850 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Census | 1 Jun 1860 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | | |
| Death | 21 Jan 1869 | Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine | | ||
| Burial | Lakeview Cemetery, Glenburn, Penobscot, Maine |
Families
| Spouse | Martha "Patty" Hasey (1787 - 1876) |
| Child | William H. Gibbs (1812 - 1888) |
| Child | Betsey W. Gibbs (1814 - 1894) |
| Child | Ebenezer H. Gibbs (1817 - 1877) |
| Child | Andrew H. Gibbs (1817 - 1864) |
| Child | Daniel W. Gibbs (1819 - 1900) |
| Child | Susan Davis Gibbs (1822 - 1905) |
| Child | Thomas M. Gibbs (1825 - 1899) |
| Child | Wingate Elisha Gibbs (1828 - 1910) |
| Child | Martha E. Gibbs (1831 - 1870) |
| Father | Elisha Gibbs (1753 - 1836) |
| Mother | Silence Harrington (1752 - 1838) |
| Sibling | Hannah Gibbs (1781 - 1854) |
| Sibling | Sarah "Sally" Gibbs (1784 - 1860) |
| Sibling | Mary "Polly" Gibbs (1790 - 1827) |
| Sibling | Betsey Gibbs (1795 - ) |
Notes
Census
The household of Elisha Gibbs Jr. included 4 persons: 1 white male aged 10-15 [unidentified]; 1 white male aged 16-25 [Elisha-age abt. 24]; 1 white female aged 16-25 [unidentified]; and 1 white female aged 16-25 [Martha-age 22].Census
The columns on this census record do not have headings, but I believe that the household of Elisha Gibbs Jr. included 9 persons: 4 white male under the age of 10 [William-age 8, Ebenezer-age 3, Andrew-age 3, Daniel-age 1]; 1 white male aged 16-25 [unidentified]; 1 white male aged 26-44 [Elisha-age abt. 34]; 1 white female under the age of 10 [Betsey.-age 6]; 1 white female aged 16-25 [unidentified]; and 1 white female aged 26-44 [Martha-age 32]. Two persons in the family were employed in agriculture.Census
The household of Elisha Gibbs included 10 persons: 1 white male aged 1-4 [Wingate-age 1]; 1 white male aged 5-9 [Thomas-age 5]; 3 white males aged 10-15 [Ebenezer-age 13, Andrew-age 13, and Daniel-age 10]; 1 white male aged 15-19 [William-age 18]; 1 white male aged 40-49 [Elisha-age abt. 44]; 1 white female aged 5-9 [Susan-age 7]; 1 white female aged 15-19 [Betsey-age 16]; and 1 white female aged 40-49 [Martha-age 42].Census
The household of Elisha Gibbs included 9 persons: 1 white male aged 10-14 [Wingate-age 11]; 1 white male aged 15-19 [Thomas-age 15]; 3 white males aged 20-29 [Ebenezer-age 23, Andrew-age 23, and Daniel-age 20]; 1 white male aged 50-59 [Elisha-age abt. 54]; 1 white female aged 5-9 [Martha E.-age 9]; 1 white female aged 15-19 [Susan-age 17]; and 1 white female aged 50-59 [Martha-age 52]. 6 persons in the family were employed in agriculture.Census
Elisha Gibbs was enumerated as head of household, age 63, male, farmer, owned real estate valued at $1200, and was born in Maine. Other members of the household were Martha Gibbs [wife], Andrew Gibbs [son], Thomas M. Gibbs [son], Martha C. Gibbs [daughter], and Wingate E. Gibbs [son].Census
Elisha Gibbs was included on Schedule 4, Production of Agriculture: owned 50 acres of improved land and 50 acres of unimproved land; cash value of the farm was $1200; value of farming implements and machinery was $50; livestock as of 1 Jun 1850 consisted of 1 horse, 3 milch cow, 2 working oxen, 5 other cattle, 8 sheep, 1 swine; total value of all livestock was $941; produce during the year ended 1 Jun 1850 consisted of 10 bushels of Indian corn; 120 bushels of oats, 39 lbs. of wool, 2 bushels of peas and beans, 95 bushels of Irish potatoes, orchard products valued at $50, 200 lbs. of butter, 20 tons of hay, and 20 lbs of beeswax and honey; and the value of animals slaughtered was $150.Census
Elisha Gibbs was enumerated in the household of Wm. E. Gibbs [son], age 74, male, farmer, and was born in Maine.Endnotes
1. Ruth Gray, Editor, Maine Families in 1790: Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 2, Maine Families in 1790 Project, Volume 1 (Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1988), 113.
2. Ruth Gray, Editor, Maine Families in 1790: Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 2, Maine Families in 1790 Project, Volume 1 (Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1988), 142.
3. Ruth Gray, Editor, Maine Families in 1790: Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 2, Maine Families in 1790 Project, Volume 1 (Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1988), 113.
4. 1810 U.S. Census, Hancock County, Maine, population schedule, Township 1, 3rd Range, p. 614 (stamped), entry 16, Elisha Gibbs Jr.; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 June 2020); NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls.
5. 1820 U. S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Plantation 1, p. 46 (stamped), line 5, Elisha Gibbs Jr. household; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 6 June 2020); NARA microfilm publication M33, 142 rolls.
6. 1830 U.S.Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Dutton, p. 433, line 12, Elisha Gibbs household; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2020); NARA microfilm publication M19, 201 rolls.
7. 1840 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, p. 128 [stamped], line 6, Elisha Gibbs household; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 5 June 2020); NARA microfilm publication M704, 580 rolls.
8. 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, 616, dwelling 71, family 73, line 35, Elisha Gibbs; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 May 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M432, 1009 rolls.
9. 1850 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, schedule 4, production of agriculture, Town of Glenburn, 693, line 32, Elisha Gibbs; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 17 May 2020); Original Data: Maine State Archives, Augusta, Maine, microfilm.
10. 1860 U.S. Census, Penobscot County, Maine, population schedule, Town of Glenburn, p. 44, dwelling 314, family 317, line 14, Elisha Gibbs; digital images, Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 19 May 2020); citing NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls.
11. Ruth Gray, Editor, Maine Families in 1790: Maine Genealogical Society Special Publication No. 2, Maine Families in 1790 Project, Volume 1 (Rockport, Maine: Picton Press, 1988), 113.