Jeremiah Baldwin Gordon

Notes:

Hawkins Genealogy (2001) calls him a bayman in Brookhaven Town. He is probably the "Baldwin" Gordon that lived on the beach in Blue Point and was an agent for a wrecking company. He also was a Lifesaver.
The obits in the Bklyn Daily Eagle for May 8, 1896 has on May 6 funeral of Baldwin Gordon at the M.E. church of Patchogue. He was 63. He was a beach fisherman and his habitation on the Great South Bay opposite Patchogue has been visited by many Brooklynites who journeyed to the beach during the summer season. Internment was in the old cemetery. A widow and nine children and several grandchildren survive him."

Son of Jeremiah Homan Gordon and Parmelia Peterson, husband of Sarah Maria Peterson and father of Ira R., Joseph H., Louise A. (married John J. Petty), Leonard F., Archie W., and Sarah Gordon. Husband of Alice Smith and father of Legrand, Zephaniah, Frank DeForest, and George Gordon. Husband of Emily J. Smith, (widow of James Harrison Raynor) and father of William V., Albert M., and Theresa V. Gordon. Known as Baldwin Gordon, he lived at Long Cove House.

September 1, 1880 - "Baldwin Gordon lives on the Great South Beach, opposite this place. A short time ago, one of his children was bitten in the finger by a cat that was suffering from disease in its throat. In a day or two the child showed similar symptoms to those of the cat. The another of the family fell ill and finally the mother was taken sick. All three died. Mrs. Gordon was buried yesterday. Physicians pronounced the disease to be malignant diphtheria.

Patchogue, August 26, of diphtheria, Legrand, 3y, August 28, of the same, George, 2y, children of Baldwin Gordon. August 30, of the same - wife of Baldwin Gordon.

Obituary - Patchogue, L.I., May 6 - The funeral of Baldwin Gordon was held from the M.E. church yesterday afternoon, the Revs. H.W. Paine and A.E. Colton officiating. Mr. Gordon was born in Patchogue sixty-three years ago and was a descendant of one of the oldest families in that village. For a number of years he was a beach fisherman, and his habitation on the Great South Beach opposite Patchogue had been visited by many Broolynites who journeyed to the beach during the summer season. Interment was in the old cemetery. A widow and nine children and several grandchildren survive him.

Jeremiah "Baldwin" Gordon was buried on May 5th, 1896 by C.W. Ruland Funeral Home.

(Long Island Surnames; Long Island Traveler (Southold), Thursday, October 29, 1874, Page: 3; Soutside Signal, Babylon, September 4, 1880, Page 3; Long Island Traveler (Southold), Thursday, September 16, 1880, Page: 3; The Brooklyn Daily Eagle (Brooklyn, New York), Wednesday, May 6, 1896 - Page 5; The Records of Ruland Funeral Home)


Note: The "old" cemetery in Patchogue at that time would have been The Old Willow Cemetery. Occupants of this site were disinterred in 1901 and moved to Cedar Grove or Waverly Avenue. He is not at Cedar Grove.

Jeremiah married Sarah Mariah Peterson 15 May 1856, , Suffolk, New York, United States. Sarah (daughter of Lorenzo Dow Peterson and Emma L. Overton) was born 30 Jul 1838, Eastport, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 1 Oct 1874, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Waverly Street Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

1. Ira B. Gordon was born Cal Nov 1859, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.
2. Joseph H. Gordon was born Cal Aug 1861, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.
3. Louise A. Gordon was born Nov 1864, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 29 Apr 1901, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States.
4. Leonard Frederick Gordon was born Oct 1867, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 6 Dec 1919, Staten Island, Richmond, New York, United States.
5. Archie W. Gordon was born Apr 1870, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.
6. Sarah Gordon was born Cal 1872, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.
7. LeGrand Gordon was born Cal 1874, , , New York, United States; died 26 Aug 1880, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.

Jeremiah married Alice Smith Abt 1874, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. Alice (daughter of Captain John Brewster Smith and Mary Louisa Thompson) was born 1853, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 30 Aug 1880, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried 31 Aug 1880, Waverly Street Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

1. Frank De Forest Gordon was born 9 Jun 1875, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died Jul 1963.
2. Captain Zephaniah Gordon was born Dec 1876, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.
3. George Gordon was born Cal 1878, , , New York, United States; died 28 Aug 1880, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.

Jeremiah married Emily Jane Smith Abt 1880, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. Emily (daughter of Captain John Brewster Smith and Mary Louisa Thompson) was born 22 May 1857, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 11 Jul 1937, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

1. William V. Gordon was born 12 Nov 1884, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 14 Feb 1940, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried 16 Feb 1940, Lakeview Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.
2. Elbert Montireville Gordon was born 30 Jan 1887, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 2 Sep 1954, , Suffolk, New York, United States.
3. Theresa V. Gordon was born Mar 1893, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.

Notes:

Born Jan 1786?

Died at 65 years 6 months & 3 days

Jeremiah married Parmelia Peterson Abt 1820, , Suffolk, New York, United States. Parmelia (daughter of David Peterson and Nancy Hawkins) was born Cal 20 Sep 1799, Manor Saint George, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 3 Dec 1866, , Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Waverly Street Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Born 20 Sep 1799/1800 or 21 Oct 1800?

1 Jun 1860 US Census resided with son, Erastus Gordon, and family

Inscription:
Aged 66 years 1 month 13 days

Notes:

Born 10 Aug 1766 or 1767?

Lewis married Abigail Homan Abt 1785, , Suffolk, New York, United States. Abigail was born 25 Dec 1767, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 29 Jan 1831, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Saint George's Manor is now Manorville

Ae 84
solider in the Revolution
info from DAR records

Cemetery notes and/or description:
single stone on Walters property as recorded by DAR.
Located on the east side of Halsey Manor Road about 1/4 mile south of the bridge over the L.I.E.

Rachel saw grave on private property; ask Carol Olive where it is?

David married Nancy Hawkins. Nancy (daughter of Joseph Hawkins and Abigail Hawkins) was born 16 Nov 1776, Fireplace, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 14 Mar 1865, Fireplace, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Rutland Family Cemetery, Saint George's Manor, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Fireplace is now Brookhaven Hamlet

1 Jun 1860 resided with son, William Peterson, and family

Notes:

Born 1739 or 1749?

Joseph married Abigail Hawkins 1768, , Suffolk, New York, United States. Abigail (daughter of Zachariah Hawkins and Abigail Jayne) was born Abt 1758, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 19 Apr 1830, , Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Nathaniel Hawkins Cemetery, Fireplace, Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

!Maiden name same as husband's surname