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Elbert Montireville Gordon

Male 1887 - 1954  (67 years)


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  1. 1.  Elbert Montireville Gordon was born 30 Jan 1887, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States (son of Jeremiah Baldwin Gordon and Emily Jane Smith); died 2 Sep 1954, , Suffolk, New York, United States.

    Notes:

    found on Adams Family Tree on Ancestry

    Elbert married Henrietta. Henrietta was born Abt 1894, , , New York, United States; died 1964, , , New York, United States. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. William B. Gordon was born Cal 1911, , , New York, United States.

    Elbert married Mary Jessie Rankin. Mary (daughter of William Rankin and Annie Beaton) was born Jul 1894, Sight Point, Nova Scotia, Canada; died 1940, Sight Point, Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet]

    Children:
    1. Anna Gordon
    2. Elbert W. Gordon
    3. Doris Jane Gordon was born Jun 1931, Port Jefferson Station, Suffolk, New York, United States; died Apr 2003, , Nova Scotia, Canada.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Jeremiah Baldwin Gordon was born 9 May 1835, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States (son of Jeremiah Homan Gordon and Parmelia Peterson); died 4 May 1896, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried 5 May 1896, Waverly Street Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.

    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 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]


  2. 3.  Emily Jane Smith was born 22 May 1857, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States (daughter of Captain John Brewster Smith and Mary Louisa Thompson); died 11 Jul 1937, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.

    Notes:

    15 Apr 1910, son, Fred B. Gordon, age 28, married Cal 1899, lumber yard laborer and daughter, Tessie V. Gordon, age 17, factory laborer resided with her

    1 Jan 1920 resided with son, Albert M. Gordon, wife, Jessie, and
    son, William B. Gordon

    Children:
    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. 1. 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.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Jeremiah Homan Gordon was born Cal 14 Mar 1786, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States (son of Reverend Lewis Gordon and Abigail Homan); died 17 Jul 1851, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Old Methodist Cemetery, Middle Island, 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]


  2. 5.  Parmelia Peterson was born Cal 20 Sep 1799, Manor Saint George, Suffolk, New York, United States (daughter of David Peterson and Nancy Hawkins); died 3 Dec 1866, , Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Waverly Street Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.

    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

    Children:
    1. Lewis Harvey Gordon was born 6 Mar 1821, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 22 Aug 1894, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Old Methodist Cemetery, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States.
    2. Charlotte Gordon was born 21 Oct 1822, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 11 Oct 1830, , Suffolk, New York, United States.
    3. Sheldon Gordon was born 6 Aug 1824, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 20 Jan 1826, , Suffolk, New York, United States.
    4. Erastus Gordon was born 28 Sep 1826, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 3 Nov 1902, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Cedar Grove Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.
    5. Sylvester Gordon was born 12 Dec 1828, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 11 Nov 1897, Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Yaphank Cemetery, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States.
    6. Henry C. Gordon was born 15 Apr 1830, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 31 Aug 1896, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States; was buried 2 Sep 1896, Mountain Grove Cemetery, Bridgeport, Fairfield, Connecticut, United States.
    7. David Gordon was born 11 Aug 1832, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States.
    8. Amelia Ann Gordon was born 24 Jan 1834, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States.
    9. 2. Jeremiah Baldwin Gordon was born 9 May 1835, Yaphank, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 4 May 1896, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried 5 May 1896, Waverly Street Cemetery, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.
    10. Charlotte Amanda Gordon was born 5 Nov 1837, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 9 Feb 1919, Eastport, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Center Morches, Suffolk, New York, United States.
    11. Joseph B. Gordon was born 20 Feb 1841.

  3. 6.  Captain John Brewster Smith was born Abt 1820, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 19 Jul 1894, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.

    Notes:

    Born in Massachusetts?

    John married Mary Louisa Thompson Abt 1852, Smithtown, Suffolk, New York, United States. Mary was born Abt 1835, , Suffolk, New York, United States. [Group Sheet]


  4. 7.  Mary Louisa Thompson was born Abt 1835, , Suffolk, New York, United States.

    Notes:

    at Smithtown Presbyterian Church

    Children:
    1. Alice Smith 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.
    2. 3. Emily Jane Smith was born 22 May 1857, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 11 Jul 1937, Patchogue, Suffolk, New York, United States.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Reverend Lewis Gordon was born 10 Aug 1766, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 3 Jan 1844, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States.

    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]


  2. 9.  Abigail Homan was born 25 Dec 1767, , Town of Brookhaven, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 29 Jan 1831, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States.
    Children:
    1. 4. Jeremiah Homan Gordon was born Cal 14 Mar 1786, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 17 Jul 1851, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Old Methodist Cemetery, Middle Island, Suffolk, New York, United States.

  3. 10.  David Peterson was born 20 Jun 1771, , Suffolk, New York, United States; died 21 Dec 1855, , Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Walters Property, Saint George's Manor, Suffolk, New York, United States.

    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]


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

    Notes:

    Fireplace is now Brookhaven Hamlet

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

    Children:
    1. David Hawkins Peterson was born Abt 1796, , Suffolk, New York, United States; died 28 Mar 1863, , Suffolk, New York, United States.
    2. 5. Parmelia Peterson 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.
    3. Robert Peterson was born 1 Sep 1802, Manor Saint George, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 7 Sep 1882, Eastport, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Eastport Gospel Church Cemetery, Eastport, Suffolk, New York, United States.
    4. Lorenzo Dow Peterson was born 29 Nov 1805, Manor Saint George, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 25 May 1876, Eastport, Suffolk, New York, United States.
    5. Peterson was born Bef 1810.
    6. William Peterson was born May 1813, Southold, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 22 Jan 1901, East Manor, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Manorville Methodist Cemetery, Saint George's Manor, Suffolk, New York, United States.
    7. Susan Ann Peterson was born Cal 18 Dec 1819, Manor Saint George, Suffolk, New York, United States; died 1 Mar 1892, Saint George's Manor, Suffolk, New York, United States; was buried , Manorville Methodist Cemetery, Saint George's Manor, Suffolk, New York, United States.


 

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